# When to delegate, when to say no - Host: [larahogan.github.io](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/larahogan.github.io/) - Saved: February 10, 2022 (2022-02-11T02:40:07Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a07f4fb7b8ad/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a07f4fb7b8ad.json ## What Jamie wrote Great walk through on using an [Eisenhower Matrix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_management#The_Eisenhower_Method) to prioritize what is on your plate. > At the heart of this idea is that there will always be fires burning. It’s impossible to put them all out. As a leader, most days you’ll probably be reminded of them all. And if you spend all your time trying to stamp out fires, you’ll never be able to look ahead, strategize, or actually grow and evolve. > > So it’s our job as leaders to figure out which fires to let burn. Sometimes we just need to walk away and return another time, even if those fires will keep growing. This will help us invest our energy, attention, and skills in the fires that we are best-positioned to address today. Many leaders have to acknowledge that there is no way to get _everything_ done every day… the skill is figuring out what doesn't need to get done. ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Appears in - [WT211: Weekly Thing #211 / Polar Bears, Delegating, Capes](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/211/), Notable ## Saved the same week - [When Women Make Headlines](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/32569d23d5d3/) (pudding.cool, February 10, 2022) - [No capes: the perils of being a hero-engineer](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/bec127efebb8/) (incident.io, February 10, 2022) - [How I Finally Embraced the Apple Watch as a Fitness Tracker - TidBITS](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/17c6cae9f1b9/) (tidbits.com, February 10, 2022) - [Managing people 🤯 | Andreas Klinger](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/bbb08e5c98c2/) (klinger.io, February 10, 2022) - [SHA256 Algorithm Explained](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/d37762b5f31f/) (sha256algorithm.com, February 10, 2022) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://larahogan.github.io/blog/when-to-delegate-when-to-say-no/