Abdication is when a leader say “you do it”, a hopes the person will handle it the way she wants or the way that will help the organization. No system, no plan, no standards; just “you handle it”.
It may get done and it may not, but seldom will it get done well and in a way that is helpful to the whole organization and serve its goals and values – assuming they exist.
Often leaders abdicate because they are “too busy” to deal with it, or because they don’t know anything about the subject and are hoping someone else does.
Have you abdicated parts of your business?
Ouch. Yes I sure have. “Too busy” is exactly the reason. Poor planning on my part.