Stop Delegating Tasks — Start Delegating Outcomes

About this episode

Scott Landis and Jeff Jacob discuss the importance of delegating outcomes rather than just tasks to help founders scale their businesses.

Episode Show Notes Podcast: TriMetric Roadmap Podcast Episode Title: Stop Delegating Tasks — Start Delegating Outcomes (Execution Through Others) Episode Summary: In this episode of the TriMetric Roadmap Podcast, Scott Landis and Jeff Jacob tackle one of the biggest barriers preventing founders from scaling their businesses: the inability to execute through others. Many founders believe they are delegating—but in reality they are simply assigning tasks while still carrying the mental load of the outcome. Scott and Jeff unpack the difference between task delegation and outcome delegation, why work naturally rolls back to the founder (“founder gravity”), and how leaders must adopt the 80% rule if they want their business to grow beyond them. They also explore the importance of accountability rhythms, how leadership security affects delegation, and why consistent coaching and structured check-ins are critical for team performance. If you feel like everything still depends on you—even with a team—this episode will help you understand why. - What You'll Learn in This Episode: The difference between delegating tasks vs delegating outcomes Delegating tasks keeps the founder responsible…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Landis

Guest: Jeff Jacob

Topics covered

• delegation
• business scaling
• leadership
• accountability
• team performance

Keywords

• delegating tasks
• delegating outcomes
• founder gravity
• 80% rule
• accountability rhythms
• leadership security
• coaching
• check-ins

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