I think his message is not so much to trust that their statement about progress is truthful, but rather to trust that others can do a good job and get it done w

I think his message is not so much to trust that their statement about progress is truthful, but rather to trust that others can do a good job and get it done well. I'm sure many of us have had that feeling of, "I know I can do this better, I should just do it." The point of this is to trust them and instead say, "I know I can do this better, but I need to delegate, so I trust that this other person can do a good job." That's the first part of delegation. The second part is to verify that the work did get done to a high standard, and make it clear what else needs to get done. You need to be able to trust employees to get the job done, and you need to verify that it did get done in case it did not.