How to Delegate to Someone Who Doesn’t Report to You

How to Delegate to Someone Who Doesn’t Report to You

The higher you rise in an organization, the more your success depends on delivering results through people who don’t report to you, namely your peers. Delegating across means managing egos, politics, and invisible dynamics. Here are practical strategies for how to share the load and enlist the help you need, without overstepping: 1) Assess which tasks fit the bill. 2) Frame requests as partnerships. 3) Contract to create accountability. 4) Addre…