Optimal Work Daily - Career, Productivity and Entrepreneurship 2047: [Part 2] How To Delegate The Right Tasks To The Right People by Brian Tracy on Effective Task Delegation
May 9, 2026
A practical deep dive into delegating tasks the right way. Short screening questions help decide what to hand off. A six-step system shows how to match people, clarify results, set deadlines, and manage exceptions. Tips center on raising your effective hourly value and avoiding common delegation mistakes.
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Four Questions That Reveal Delegation Opportunities
- Regularly ask who can do the job instead of you, who can do it better, who can do it cheaper, or whether it can be eliminated.
- Eliminating routinized tasks often raises productivity and profitability with no loss.
Delegate Only To Proven Performers
- Match each task to the person who has already done it successfully before.
- Never delegate an important task to someone without past satisfactory performance on that task; past performance predicts future performance.
Clarify Outcomes And Methods Up Front
- Agree clearly on the end result and the method before handing off the task.
- Discuss objectives, explain your preferred approach, and set reporting expectations to speed up successful completion.