It seems to me that many managers forget this step," said the entrepreneur.
"You're absolutely right," said the One Minute Manager. "Managers hire people,
tell them what to do, and then leave them alone and assume good performance
will follow. In other words, they abdicate; they don't delegate."
"Unless the people you hire are both competent and committed," said the
entrepreneur, "they will probably fail, or at least not perform up to the manager's
expectations. When that occurs, most managers, out of frustration, would
demand to know why things are not getting done or done well