The prep work to delegate tasks will help to create a safety net for your teammate and result in less work for you over time. However, you still need to protect your energy and time.

 In the delegation template, finish these sentences:

• I will support you by…
• You should reach out to me when…
• This will be a success when…

Get very clear on 2 - 5 actions you'll take to support your teammate while working on the project. Each type of support should start with a verb like, "Reading and giving you feedback on ..."

• Include what work you are not going to do.
• Identify which tasks you might have done in the past for this project that will now be fully your teammates' responsibility.

Telling your teammate what you won't be doing for this project can create as much clarity for them as what you will be doing to support them.

Sometimes people will sit for days because they’re not sure if it’s okay to ask you for help something.

Make it easy for your teammate to know when and how to reach out to you. Specify which medium you prefer and what the trigger might be for them to reach out.

This will help create some boundaries while encouraging the teammate to work some things out independently.

Your success metric will help your teammate know when the project is complete. The success metric should be time-boxed and not subjective.

Tell your teammate that you expect the project to be a stretch for them, but that's the point. You trust that they're capable and that they will let you know if they get stuck.