Action Quote by Eric Edmeades

Delegation is thepassing on of actions, actions, not the passing on of responsibility.

— Eric Edmeades

You can delegate authority, but not responsibility.

— Stephen W Comiskey

You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.

— Byron Dorgan

I don't have a problem with delegation. I love to delegate. I am either lazy enough, or busy enough, or trusting enough, or congenial…

— John Ortberg

But because our organization has grown so much and in so many different ways, the delegation process places responsibility and authority on the shoulders…

— Vince McMahon

Leadership, like responsibility, is a voluntary act.

— John C. Maxwell

I always delegate. If someone is very good at something, whatever it is, he will be in charge.

— Johan Cruyff

“Leadership is not just delegation of work, it is participation in the work.”

— Amit Kalantri

The nature of constitutional delegations of power is that they entitle the empowered official to do certain things that other people can't do.

— Benjamin Wittes

“The oldest rule in the book is that you can delegate authority, but never responsibility—not even to higher authority.”

— Taylor Anderson

Our ancient laws expressly declare that those who are but delegates themselves shall not delegate to others powers which require judgment and integrity in…

— Thomas Jefferson

It is easy to ignore responsibility when one is only an intermediate link in a chain of action.

— Stanley Milgram