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Originally Posted by CarylB
Absolutely .. (although good delegation isn't simply a case of barking orders like Hatch  .. and in short-term projects a good leader will often help out with delivery where there's a problem as long as he/she can see that other areas are coping well) .. |
You're right, and I wasn't implying that Hatch would make a good leader, necessarily. (It's interesting to note, though, that the men chose him unanimously without any hesitation.) I'm no huge fan of Star's, either, but in her defense, she did do as you describe when she tried (very tactfully) to take over when Dionne Warwick was struggling with the cash register, and Dionne shut her down. How would it have looked if Star shoved her way in at that point?
I wasn't aware of the rule that was mentioned earlier about sub-teams being equal, but that would explain why Star couldn't send out another delivery person/ team.
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Originally Posted by CarylB
But when you delegate you pass on responsibility, not accountability; that's something that continues to rest with the leader. If you delegate and the person fails to deliver it's usually your head on the block ultimately as the manager who chose what to delegate and to whom.
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True, also, and had the women lost, maybe Star would have been in the boardroom as well. But, you can't totally absolve the person(s) entrusted with a task from all accountability, either- otherwise, what is their motivation to do a good job?