The first delegation.
WHAT TO HAND OVER FIRST
The work that consumes most of your time and requires least of your judgement.
WHAT THAT USUALLY IS
Administration Routine production work Responding to routine enquiries Bookkeeping entry
WHAT NOT TO HAND OVER FIRST
Customer relationships Pricing decisions Anything requiring your specific expertise
WHY
Those are what the business depends on.
Hand them over later, deliberately, once trust is established.
WHAT TO ASSESS
Where does my time actually go?
Record it for a week. The answer is frequently surprising.
WHAT THAT REVEALS
Hours spent on things anyone could do.
WHAT TO DOCUMENT BEFORE HANDING OVER
How the task is done What good looks like What to do when something is unusual Who to ask
WHAT TO EXPECT
They will do it differently.
Accept that, where the outcome is right.
WHAT TO REVIEW
Whether handing it over actually freed your time.
