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Giving Someone Work Isn't Delegation

Delegation doesn't mean disappearing until the deadline. Nor does it mean constantly checking whether someone is working.

What priorities are your resources revealing?

... trade-offs, uncertainty, timing, and what I’m willing to stop doing

The Handoff Is Part of the System

It told me something about what had—and hadn't—travelled successfully through the system I designed.

Who Should Own This?

Responsibility ≠ authority ≠ contribution.

Everything Cannot Be a Priority

Think about something you're responsible for right now.

What Should Happen Next?

You have to be willing to say...

When everyone has the information and nothing changes

Communication isn't successful because information was transmitted.

What does practice mean to you?

There's another layer to this.

Why Communities Need Memory

The Most Important Thing I Learned Advising Students