“By delegating tasks, you actually give away control... though you as business owner or manager still bear the consequences (it is YOUR business, suffering a profit loss or you as manager getting fired if things did go wrong!). Now, this could be a good thing but it could also affect your business negatively. The main thing to remember is that, when delegating tasks, you need to have business policies in place, stipulating who is responsible for the task, why the person(s) is responsible for the task AND, very important, the procedures to follow and the standards to comply with in order to perform the task.” - Michiel Jonker

This cartoon illustrates a business with delegation structures in place...