Will HumphreysVirtual Assistant & Healthcare Recruiting Expert

What we should not do while delegating

Name: What we should not do while delegating
Uploaded: 2026-02-15T17:05:59+00:00
Duration: 14 s
Channel: Will Humphreys
Description: Handing someone a task without context or room for questions sets them up to fail. Effective delegation needs background, space for disagreement, clear…

15 Feb 2026 · 0 min

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Handing someone a task without context or room for questions sets them up to fail. Effective delegation needs background, space for disagreement, clear deadlines, and confirmation they actually understand what you're asking.

I think what most people would probably do is just like, hey, listen to me, Michelle, we just went over this PTO policy. Here it is. Would you mind going over that with your team on Friday? I don't understand. Without any of those other details. Space for questions, room for disagreements, clarity, understanding. Those elements make a big difference. I can see that.
Deadlines and acknowledgments, too.
Deadlines and acknowledgments. Why? What do you mean?
Yeah. So if we're not attaching a deadline to that, and I just say, I need you to deliver this PTO policy. It's becoming effective on July 1st. Yeah. And you're delivering it on June 29th. We're just, like, pushing the deadline, Right. When I'm trying to give enough time and space or whatever it is, it's not good.