Elizabeth Johnson

Why It's So Hard to Delegate and How to Improve

Here's a two-sentence description for the episode: Elizabeth Johnson, a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, discusses the challenges leaders face when trying to delegate effectively and offers practical strategies to overcome four key barriers that prevent managers from handing off work. By examining why leaders struggle to delegate—including the personal satisfaction of doing work themselves, the tendency to jump in and help, external pressures from bosses and clients, and a limited definition of work—Johnson provides actionable advice for developing a more empowering leadership approach.