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Research:
Let It Go! Book
How to (Finally) Master Delegation for You and Your Organization The Leadership System Behind Delegate & Verve The Let It Go System™ gives leaders a clear, practical way to reduce overload, strengthen delegation, and reclaim the bandwidth to lead. The updated 2nd Edition releases June 2026 with new tools, research, and frameworks.
The State of Delegation 2026
What the data tells us. The 2026 report reveals that the leaders who thrive next year won’t just work harder – they’ll create capacity by clarifying decisions and streamlining delegation. It highlights how effective delegation systems reduce bottlenecks, cut rework, and free up leaders’ time for strategic impact.
The Index
The Let It Go Organizational Efficiency Index™ is a 5-minute online assessment that reveals how effectively you’re working today and how much hidden capacity you could unlock by letting go.
Tools:
6 Step Delegation Template
Streamline delegation with the 6 Step Delegation Template, fostering clarity, accountability, and alignment for effective task handoffs and team empowerment.
Delegation Trust Filter
Evaluate your team's trust and delegation capabilities with the Delegation Trust Filter, enhancing decision-making and ownership for strategic success.
Delegate Freedom Analysis™
Discover how to effectively delegate tasks by analyzing how you spend your time with the Delegate Freedom Analysis™ enhancing productivity and energy management.
Press:
How To Get Better At Delegating (Harvard Business Review)
If delegating feels hard—whether from lack of time, trust, or habit—you’re not alone, but learning to let go is the key to developing your team, keeping work moving, and freeing yourself to focus on what matters most. Emily her shares her take with the HBR community.
The Art of Delegation: 4 Ways CEOs Can Empower Their Team (Vistage Research & Insights)
Featuring Eileen, this article shares why mastering delegation is the key to freeing up CEO capacity, empowering teams, and building stronger, more scalable businesses.
Essential Tips for Working Remotely
(Inc.com)
Follow these tips shared by Eileen and NYT best-selling Author, Lindsey Pollak, to keep your whole team’s productivity and morale high.
Events & Webinars:
Built It, Bottlenecked It: How AI + Delegation Finally Break the Cycle
April 17, 2026
You built the firm. Now you're the bottleneck. Learn how professional services firms use AI + a structured delegation system to scale without adding another executive.
The Science of Letting Go
Panel 1: The Case for Letting Go
August 7, 2025
In this series, Emily sits down with leading researchers and academics studying delegation to explore its impact on leadership—and the emotional dynamics behind letting go.
The Science of Letting Go
Panel 2: Delegation & Identity
October 3, 2025
In this conversation, Emily explores the psychology of resilience and the human dynamics that influence why leaders hold on. We also uncovered the growth that emerges when they choose to let go—and how that choice reshapes their leadership.
Blog:
The Delegation Stack for Professional Services
April 23, 2026
How Professional Services Firms Should Split Work Between Experts, AI, and Operations
Delegation is the Leadership Skill We Keep Skipping
April 1, 2026
HR and L&D teams are already seeing the strain: leaders are over-involved in decisions, ownership is unclear, and work is frequently escalated or delayed. This lack of clarity creates reactive communication and slows momentum—even among high performers—because everything feels overly complex and undefined.
Building a Culture of Feedback: How Leaders Create Teams That Grow Together
March 20, 2026
Building a high-performing team requires intentional, authentic feedback—it’s not optional, it’s essential. Done well, it drives growth, strengthens trust, and creates a culture of continuous improvement.