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Delegate to Elevate: The 4 Questions Every Manager Must Ask

Delegate to Elevate: The 4 Questions Every Manager Must Ask

Update: 2025-09-23
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In this episode of Manager Lab, host Greg Gillum breaks down decision-making and delegation using Cheryl Strauss Einhorn’s HBR framework: "Should You Delegate That Decision? Ask These Four Questions."


Learn the four questions to determine when to delegate—who’s closest to the action, whether a decision can be routinized, whose perspective will improve the outcome, and where momentum is stalled—plus a real-world example involving minor design approvals.


Greg shares practical tools (decision audits, decision matrices, clear decision rights), common pitfalls to avoid, and a simple weekly challenge to help you start delegating effectively and grow leadership across your team.

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Delegate to Elevate: The 4 Questions Every Manager Must Ask

Delegate to Elevate: The 4 Questions Every Manager Must Ask

Dr. J. Gregory Gillum, CPCC