A strong house starts with a solid foundation just as a successful employee starts with setting and agreeing on expectations. You need something solid to anchor things to. Clear expectations serve as that anchor in the employee/leader relationship. While this seems basic and straightforward, it is often the root cause of performance issues that I see everyday in my coaching practice. 

Delegation has benefits for both the leader as well as the direct report. For the employee it drives higher levels of engagement.

Effective leadership is about inspiring people to do the things you may have once done yourself when you were an individual contributor. It