There are two main reasons people do not delegate early in their leadership appointments: lack of confidence in the capabilities of team members and the propensity to think that it is easier to complete tasks themselves as opposed to deferring to others. This mindset leads to lower productivity, less employee engagement and reduced success and growth of the leader.

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