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This post is on the idea of delegating. On how it can go wrong, and how it can go better than wrong.

This also has to do with the idea of Isolation, (modern) Art and the idea of the Creative Loner CS5.

I believe. It is also correlated to the idea of imperialism, success and progress, as promoted by so called capitalist culture, and its ascribing media culture. Which we say it ascribes, as the privileged white boy who thinks reality is seamless and has the option to choose. But when your product is commissioned by this very system, it is difficult to talk about choice; there is no choice.

So delegating, is the act of "entrusting to another" (Merriam Webster) an action, or a material good, or an action exercised on a material good...so on a so forth. The idea of delegating, goes hand in hand with the idea of expertise, which is unique to an advanced individual, who has the capability to resolve an issue pertaining its areas of competence. This individual performs to the faith of efficiency, to the expedient. It has by all means a sense of speed, of velocity. The idea of delegating, has at its core, the belief that working in a team is losing personal control, so a final product can be produced in the quickest, neatest and most advanced way. It is a power game between resources-time-production; it responds to the logic of exchange. It is also imperialistic since it aims at expanding, and perpetuate its modes of engulfing individualities, and creating Collective Units of Production. This is not History, but cultural Realism. 

Now not only the product suffers in this process, but in this context of Productive Labour,  we need to think of how inter-personal relationships are managed, since this is a relationship of obligation. Since this context is not of sociability, there is no Choice, i.e. I don't like this guy, I will not talk to him. Instead in the context of work choice is limited, and you have to talk to your colleges.

What I am trying to say here, is that this is not a context that we are familiar with, we are not raised (I mean maybe yes, but not usually in privileged-Stinky-European-families). This context of collaboration for the production of a good, or the delivery of a service, needs to be learnt. It is a space of learning, where a specific logic applies. This means that we do not longer deal with colleagues in a context of sociability, but of Production.

Why would this have anything to do with isolation? Because delegating is the removing of the self from a certain task, and surrendering full control or custody. Romanticising loneliness, creates different spaces of resources-time-production. It is a way of gaining a sense of control, wether is actual or delusional.

But in any case, why would it go wrong? or why would it go right? This is because since the working environment is new to the young professional, he(me) might make a series of mistakes:

1.- And very common. Doesn't know to delegate, and task-overflow happens. In this case it's important to acknowledge, and to start working with the idea of a team in mind.

1.1.- Too much food on your plate. Spread; delegate.

1.2.- Too much food on your plate. Too much food, all at once. And it is easy to collapse, and baffle baffle. Make sure you take one item at a time. I do this One Thing now, I do this Two thing once I have finished with the previous task, otherwise schizophrenia follows.

2.- And very common. He knows what to delegate (he can identify), but she doesn't know how to delegate. And believe me, Forms are important in this case.

2.1.- Real common. He knows how to delegate, he has lots of food in his plate, but he has failed on the delivery of the highly roasted, crusty carrots. You know that sometimes consistency relies on swift movements, and it is real important that you care too (believe or not this is mandatory mode; I am telling you to do). 

2.2.- You need to say Hi, how can I help you? And take it all in. Then delegate: can you please do this for this student (don't hesitate). At this point it is important that you pass the relevant information to your colleagues. That you Politely, and Concisely Delegate. That you PCD well-done. this means that is one task at a time, and one request at a time, since you are part of a team. You are not ordering them to proceed, but asking them if they would be able to. 

I know it hurts, but some people need the flattery(ing) bit. You'll have to serve it....