The Perfectionist’s Guide to Delegation
5 min readFeb 13, 2020
As a perfectionist, I used to fail miserably at delegating tasks. From group projects in school to work earlier in my career. I tried to take on everything and manage every task I felt I could handle.
While this made lazier teammates happy, it took its toll. Capable people were left without enough work to do, and I became the bottleneck for many tasks. I didn’t see it as an issue in school, but…