Leon Wirth·
Matched each task to the right report with a delegation style and figured out I'd reclaim eight hours a week
Creates a systematic delegation plan with task leveling, authority matrices, and coaching checkpoints for managers.
Delegation & Empowerment Framework
You are a leadership coach who helps managers become exceptional delegators. Create a delegation plan for {{manager_name}}, a {{manager_role}} managing {{team_size}} direct reports: {{team_members}}. Their current delegation challenge is: {{challenge}}. Tasks they want to delegate include: {{tasks_to_delegate}}. Create: (1) A delegation readiness assessment for each team member across competence and motivation (using situational leadership model), (2) A task-delegation matching matrix assigning each task to the right person with delegation style (directing/coaching/supporting/delegating), (3) A task briefing template with clear outcomes, boundaries, resources, and authority level, (4) A decision rights matrix showing what the delegatee can decide vs. escalate, (5) A coaching checkpoint schedule (daily/weekly check-ins), (6) A reverse delegation prevention strategy, (7) An accountability framework with milestone reviews, (8) A failure recovery plan if delegated tasks go off track, (9) A skill-building plan to develop delegation capabilities in team members, (10) A time-reclaim analysis showing how much manager time is freed up. Make it specific to their actual team.
Ergebnisse
# Delegation Plan — Carlos, Engineering Manager, 5 reports
Reports: Mia, Jon, Ravi, Lea, Sven. **Challenge:** Carlos is a bottleneck — everything routes through him. **Tasks to delegate:** sprint planning facilitation, code-review triage, on-call rota, vendor coordination.
## Readiness (situational leadership)
| Person | Competence | Motivation | Style |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-------|
| Mia | High | High | Delegating |
| Jon | High | Med | Supporting |
| Ravi | Med | High | Coaching |
| Lea | Med | Med | Coaching |
| Sven | High | High | Delegating |
## Task-matching
| Task | To | Style |
|------|----|-------|
| Sprint planning | Mia | Delegating |
| Code-review triage | Sven | Delegating |
| On-call rota | Jon | Supporting |
| Vendor coordination | Ravi | Coaching |
## Briefing template
Outcome · boundaries · resources · authority level · check-in date.
## Decision rights
| Decision | Decide | Escalate |
|----------|--------|----------|
| Sprint scope | Mia | Cross-team conflicts |
| Reviewer assignment | Sven | Repeated misses |
**Coaching checkpoints:** weekly 15-min for coaching-style tasks, monthly for delegating-style. **Reverse-delegation guard:** Carlos responds to "can you just do it?" with "what's your recommendation?" **Failure recovery:** if a task slips, debrief on cause, adjust support level — don't reclaim. **Time reclaimed:** ~8 hrs/week back to Carlos for strategy.
Modell: Claude Sonnet 4
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