Table of Contents
Introduction: The Founder’s Paradox – How Your Greatest Strength Became Your Biggest Bottleneck
The lie every founder tells themselves: « No one can do it as well as I can. »

Part 1: Anatomy of a Control Freak (Why This Is So Damn Hard)

Chapter 1: The Perfection Trap.
Deconstructing the myth that your 100% is always better than their 90%.
Chapter 2: The Fear of Invisibility.
Are you a founder or just your company’s busiest employee?
Chapter 3: The Time Trap: « It’s Just Faster to Do It Myself. »
The flawed math behind the ROI of training.
Part 2: Building a Delegatable Machine (The System)
Chapter 4: From Artisan to Architect: Systematizing Your Excellence.
Creating simple « Playbooks » for recurring tasks without writing a 100-page manual.
Chapter 5: Hire Owners, Not Employees.
Stop looking for clones of yourself. Start looking for people who take ownership.
Chapter 6: The 5 Levels of Delegation.
How to match the right level of freedom to the right person and the right task.

Part 3: The Bulletproof Delegation Framework (The HowTo)

Chapter 7: The Delegation Matrix: What to Delegate First.
Moving beyond the simple Eisenhower Matrix (Urgent/Important).
Chapter 8: The Perfect Handoff: The D.E.T.A.I.L.S. Framework.
The 7 steps to handing off a task with zero ambiguity.
Chapter 9: The Art of Follow-Up (Without the Micromanagement).
The critical difference between checking in and checking up.

Part 4: The Leadership Leap (The Transformation)

Chapter 10: What to Do When It All Goes Wrong (Because It Will).
How to turn a delegation failure into your team’s most valuable learning opportunity.
Chapter 11: Delegate Outcomes, Not Tasks.
How to define crystal-clear Key Results for your team.
Chapter 12: Your New Job: Working On the Business, Not In It.
What does the calendar of a founder who has successfully delegated actually look like?

Conclusion: Let Go to Grow
Control isn’t the goal; it’s a tool.

Delegate

Delegation for Control Freaks