Chapter 16 · 60 min
Delegation and Empowerment
Big idea
Delegation without authority is errand-running. Jesus gave real authority, accepted real risk and debriefed the results.
Session objectives
- ◆Distinguish delegating tasks from delegating authority
- ◆Define decision rights clearly for each role
- ◆Establish a debrief habit after delegated work
Opening question
What can our team decide without asking us?
Discussion questions
- 1.Where have we delegated the work but kept the decision?
- 2.What happens here when a delegated decision goes badly?
- 3.Do people know the limits of their authority in writing?
- 4.What are we afraid would happen if we let go?
Group exercise
Decision rights grid
- 1List ten recurring decisions
- 2For each, write who decides, who is consulted, who is informed
- 3Find the decisions where the leader appears in every column
- 4Move two of them fully to someone else
Commitment before next session
Hand over one decision this week and resist reversing it; debrief instead.
JOI categories addressed
Delegation & Empowerment
Facilitator note: open with the question, keep discussion to half the session, and end with every participant naming their commitment aloud.