The operation of almost any organization requires the daily making of huge quantities of decisions, both big and little. One person is capable of making only a limited quantity of good decisions. If you try to make all the decisions, you won’t do a good job making any of them. When you delegate, give an objective but don’t impose the route to be used to reach the objective. Everyone does things differently. Encourage your subordinates to use their own resourcefulness and creativity. Never delegate the setting of goals or objectives. With your subordinates, reserve the right to involve yourself with anything and everything. Do this regularly. Though you may delegate a great deal to them, make sure they understand that they must keep you informed. Push decisions downward, but give sufficient guidance so that everyone is rowing in the same direction. Encourage risk taking. Reward success, but avoid punishing failure. Exploit your subordinates’ strengths. Shore up their weaknesses.