" So, what qualities must you have to be a good delegator?
There are five main tips:
1 Choose the right staff.
2 Train them.
3 Take care in briefing them, and ensuring their understanding of the `why' and `how to' oftasks delegated to them (and in imparting to them an understanding ofbusiness aims and policies).
4 Try not to interfere - stand back and support.
5 Control in a sensible and sensitive manner by checking progress at agreed intervals. "

― John Adair , John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Effective Leadership and Management