In this series, we’re identifying four steps to help you delegate some of your work to others. The second step is to teach your team members your guiding principles and expectations. 

Bill was a bank president known for his clean loan portfolio. He prided himself on having almost zero past due loans. If a loan payment was one day late Bill expected his lenders to call the borrower – that day! Bill’s high standards established a different expectation than I had previously experienced. 

In Exodus 18:20, Jethro directed Moses, “Teach them (God’s) decrees and instructions, and show them the way they are to live and how they are to behave.” 

An important step in delegation is training your team on your expectations so that fewer problems are brought to you.