# How to delegate, remove bottlenecks, and stop micromanaging

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Podcast: [Managing Made Simple](https://stenobird.com/podcast/managing-made-simple-6058120)
Published: 2026-04-28T07:00:00+00:00
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Host Lia Garvin explains why delegation stalls and gives a simple, actionable 3-step framework to shift from ‘dispatching’ to true delegation. Learn how to set clear outcomes, assign ownership, check minimal milestones, and stop re-doing work so tasks stop coming back to you. Practical tactics you can use this week to remove bottlenecks and build team accountability. In this episode I'm getting into one of the most common places leaders get stuck: delegation. Not whether to delegate, most of ...

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