Leadership Idea of the Week

Here's this week's Leadership Idea:

The only thing a leader can't delegate is final responsibility.

Leaders can delegate tasks, assignments, portfolios, projects, almost any aspect of his role. The one thing a leader cannot delegate is final responsibility. In the end, the leader is responsible. That brings two thoughts to my mind. The leader has to surround himself with the right people to delegate tasks to. Second, the leader has to implement the right systems of communication to insure those tasks are completed properly.