“I’m a little disappointed,” explained Ruben. “Disappointed in myself.”

“How so,” I asked.

“Since I was promoted to manager, everyone has been telling me to delegate more stuff. So, I have been trying.”

“What have you been trying?” I prompted.

“Well, I bought three books on delegating. I finished one and I am reading the second.”

“So, what’s changed, for you?”

“Well, nothing really. I mean they are really good books, but I am still doing everything myself.”

“Ruben, delegation is a skill. A skill that can be learned. You can learn how to delegate, but skill has two parts to it. The first part is technical knowledge. That’s the stuff you have been reading about in those books.”

“What’s the other part?” queried Ruben.

“The other part is practice. You actually have to get out there and practice. I really don’t care how much you know. I am interested in what you can do.” -TF