Delegation
Chapter 9 — delegation after promotion.
2024-03-04 · 5 minute read
Peter writes Chapter 9 as someone who moved through the ranks of engineering management. Engineers who step into leadership often keep the technical work and add the calendar. They do two jobs, neither well, and the team never gets the reps.
The book’s five practices: communicate expectations clearly; match skills to tasks; provide support and resources; encourage feedback; recognize the work. Transfer ownership in writing — a name and a date — not an informal ‘can you look at this.’
The fear of losing control is real. Delegation training is how you keep oversight without remaining the finishing machine.