Delegation Effectiveness Diagnostic

1.I take work back when it is not progressing at my expected pace.

2.I stay involved in execution beyond what is necessary to ensure quality.

3.I hold onto decisions longer than needed before pushing ownership down.

4.My team escalates issues that they could resolve without me.

5.When I delegate, I define the outcome in a way that allows others to make decisions without me.

6.I assign work with clear ownership, not shared or ambiguous responsibility.

7.I match the level of autonomy to the risk and capability of the individual.

8.I delegate work that stretches people, not only work that is safe or routine.

9.I explicitly define what decisions the person owns versus what must come back to me.

10.I am comfortable with others choosing a different approach than I would, if outcomes are met.

11.I intervene only when predefined thresholds or risks are triggered.

12.My team knows when to act independently and when to escalate.

13.Work continues effectively in my absence without creating bottlenecks.

14.My team anticipates issues and acts without waiting for direction.

15.Delegated work does not consistently return for rework due to unclear expectations.

16.I spend the majority of my time on forward-looking work, not recovering execution gaps.

17.I establish check-ins that focus on progress and decisions, not task monitoring.

18.I allow space for mistakes when they are within acceptable risk levels.

19.I address underperformance directly rather than compensating for it myself.

20.I consistently reinforce accountability without becoming the execution fallback.