"If you want to do a few..." - Quote by John C Maxwell
If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.
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“The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
“Team leaders have to connect with their team and themselves. If they don't know their team's strengths and weaknesses, they cannot hand off responsibilities to the team. And if they don't know their own strengths and weaknesses, they will not hand off responsibilities to the team.”
“Delegate it to the manager. You have this really good staff that will take care of everything for you. You just have to delegate it and trust it.”
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