Inverted delegation

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That magical power by which a subordinate engineers the levers of the universe so that the task which she has been assigned falls irrevocably in the lap of her line manager. Works particularly well for flexible workers who will be out of the office on Wednesdays.

See also

• circle of escalation
• circle of delegation
• Dramatis personae