Don’t be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find problem areas, add structure and delegate. The pressure is to do the reverse. Resist it. Donald Rumsfeld
Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere. Ronald Reagan
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. Theodore Roosevelt
No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit. Andrew Carnegie
Delegating work works, provided the one delegating works, too. Robert Half
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. George S Patton