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Delegating and trusting someone doesn't mean a task never goes badly. Part of delegation is meeting and touching base with work that is ongoing. Participate in
by vorpalhex 6y ago
Delegating and trusting someone doesn't mean a task never goes badly. Part of delegation is meeting and touching base with work that is ongoing. Participate in code reviews, have regular 1:1s with people you are delegating to.
And yes, you're not going to end up with your exact vision when you delegate. The question is whether the end goal is sufficient and minimal, and if not then you should evolve that with the other people involved.
- monkeybutton 6y agoAbsolutely delegation should still mean being involved in the process and being receptive to course correction from the people carrying out the work. This is how things should work. Ideally. In practice I've seen it go the opposite way where management's reaction is trust less and less, making smaller and smaller tasks. Developers aren't innocent either, instead of griping about having less control, they throw up their hands and work-to-rule. Doesn't matter if the task description has obvious problems, that's what is getting implemented. Nothing less and nothing more. Honestly this all comes off as toxic. Maybe it's high time to leave where I am seeing this all go on.
- lliamander 6y ago> Maybe it's high time to leave where I am seeing this all go on. From my own experience, I would say yes.