Delegation: The 70% Rule

If someone can do it 70% as well as you, delegate it. Doing it yourself is a long-term loss.

Definition

The management principle that work should be delegated when someone else can do it at least 70% as well as you, because the long-term development benefits to them and the time freed for you outweigh the short-term quality gap.

Step 1

Predict first

In one or two sentences, what do you think this concept means? Wrong is fine; the small struggle is what makes the answer stick.