[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":211},["ShallowReactive",2],{"book-resource-delegation-framework":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":189,"extension":190,"meta":191,"navigation":206,"path":207,"seo":208,"stem":209,"__hash__":210},"bookResources\u002Facademy\u002Fbook-resources\u002Fdelegation-framework.md","Delegation Framework",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":171},"minimark",[9,13,19,24,28,35,38,42,45,48,52,55,58,62,65,68,72,78,83,88,93,98,102,105,109,114,117,121,124,128,131,135,138,142],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"delegation-framework",[14,15],"resource-download",{"description":16,"file":17,"label":18,"title":5},"Free editable Word guide you can copy, fill in, and share with your band. Also readable on this page.","\u002Fdownloads\u002Fbook-resources\u002Fdelegation-framework.docx","Download guide (DOCX)",[20,21,23],"h2",{"id":22},"how-to-use-this-guide","How to use this guide",[25,26,27],"p",{},"Framework for effective delegation. You walk away with a delegation board: every recurring task carrying an owner, a definition of done, and a check-in date.",[25,29,30,34],{},[31,32,33],"strong",{},"How to run it:"," List the band's recurring jobs, give each one an owner plus a written 'done means,' then set dues and check-ins. Pin the board wherever rehearsal planning happens and reassign any task that misses twice.",[25,36,37],{},"One person doing everything becomes a bottleneck and a burnout case. Delegation with clear specs is respect, not dumping.",[20,39,41],{"id":40},"define-done","Define done",[25,43,44],{},"Handing someone the merch table means spelling out what finished looks like: cash counted against the tally sheet, remaining stock photographed, and the card reader returned to the case. Include the deadline, the budget or logins they need, and one midweek check-in so problems surface early.",[25,46,47],{},"A bare “handle this” with zero context is dumping, and it trains people to fail. Recurring jobs like weekly social scheduling or monthly setlist printing only need the spec written once; after that, the same card moves between owners without a fresh explanation every time.",[20,49,51],{"id":50},"what-stays-centralized","What stays centralized",[25,53,54],{},"A short list genuinely stays with one or two people: signing contracts, moving money above an agreed threshold, and anything safety-related at a venue. Those carry legal and bodily consequences, so concentrating that authority in one or two steady hands is caution rather than control.",[25,56,57],{},"Everything routine should rotate with a named owner per month — merch counts, file labeling in the shared drive, routine booking follow-ups. A leader who holds every small job is not leading; they are hoarding risk and guaranteeing that one sick week stalls the whole band.",[20,59,61],{"id":60},"failure-handling","Failure handling",[25,63,64],{},"The first missed handoff earns a coaching pass with sharper specs, usually a five-minute talk about what finished actually required of them. When the same job slips twice more, reassign it without a trial; a repeated pattern is information, not bad luck.",[25,66,67],{},"Quietly fixing someone's dropped task at midnight trains helplessness in them and resentment in you. Put every job on a visible board with one name beside it, because tasks that live only in a group chat have a way of belonging to nobody.",[20,69,71],{"id":70},"fill-in-delegation-board","Fill-in: Delegation board",[25,73,74,77],{},[31,75,76],{},"Task:"," ________",[25,79,80,77],{},[31,81,82],{},"Owner:",[25,84,85,77],{},[31,86,87],{},"Done means:",[25,89,90,77],{},[31,91,92],{},"Due:",[25,94,95,77],{},[31,96,97],{},"Check-in:",[20,99,101],{"id":100},"putting-it-into-practice","Putting it into practice",[25,103,104],{},"Delegate one recurring task with a written definition of done this week.",[20,106,108],{"id":107},"faq","FAQ",[110,111,113],"h3",{"id":112},"what-tasks-should-leaders-never-fully-delegate","What tasks should leaders never fully delegate?",[25,115,116],{},"Final safety\u002Fmoney authority may stay centralized, but most ops (merch table, social scheduling, file labeling) can and should rotate with clear ownership.",[110,118,120],{"id":119},"how-do-we-delegate-without-dumping","How do we delegate without dumping?",[25,122,123],{},"Define done, deadline, resources, and check-in points. Dumping is “handle this” with zero context.",[110,125,127],{"id":126},"what-if-someone-fails-a-delegated-task","What if someone fails a delegated task?",[25,129,130],{},"Coach once with clearer specs; reassign if pattern continues. Silent cleanup trains helplessness.",[110,132,134],{"id":133},"how-do-we-track-ownership","How do we track ownership?",[25,136,137],{},"A simple RACI-style list or task board beats memory. 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