How To Decentralise Work?

Decentralisation is the mother. It means one of delegation, deconcentration or devolution. To delegate is to pass down a chore to another person while you supervise. You remain nonetheless responsible for it. E.g. a Platoon Commander getting his runner to transmit a message over the field radio. To deconcentrate is similar, but usually a group of related functions is undertaken by another person/sub-unit while you maintain an oversight. You're still responsible for its successes, but you now have lesser control over the daily running. E.g. a company director getting his HR Dept to handle all personnel matters. To devolve is to pass the buck to someone else while you relinquish the responsibility. E.g. a condo owner paying his dues for the security services (guards, alarms, patrols etc). The differences are in the varying degrees of control over the subject function from supervisory control in delegation to no control in devolution. So, the next time somebody tells you to decentralise your work, ask him/her what exactly does he/she wants you to do.