from the Art of Possibility by Rosamund and Ben Zander, page 67
"A conductor can be easily seduced by the public's extraordinary attention to his unique offering and
come to believe that he is personally superior.  The near-mythical maestro Herbert von Karajan was
reputed to have jumped into a taxi outside the opera house and shouted to the driver, "Hurry, hurry"
"Very good , sir" said the driver. "Where to?"  "It doesn't matter" said von Karajan impatiently. "They need me everywhere."

What delegation is
The process of transferring the responsibility for a specific tasks to another member and empowering that individual to accomplish the task effectively.

Excuses for not delegating
From http://www.getmoredone.com/tips9.html
I could do it better myself.
I don't know if I can trust her to do it.
He isn't qualified to do it.
She doesn't want any added responsibilities.
I don't have the time to show anyone how to do it.
There is no one else to delegate to.
He already has enough to do.
I don't want to give up this task because I like doing it.
I'm the only person who knows how to do this.
She messed up last time, so I'm not giving her
anything else to do.

Now that you know it's a good idea to delegate.
1. Decide what to delegate-delegation is not dumping
2. Decide who will do the task
3. Assign responsibility
4. Grant authority
5. Establish accountability

Then…COMMUNICATE!
1. Describe tasks/expected results
2. Agree on standards and timetables
3. Identify training needs
4. Identify resources
5. Prepare a report/timetable
6. Who is in charge? Specify authority

Base your success on how many other people you make successful - Anonymous

Lao Tzu
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, "We did it ourselves". 

this web page: http://web.mit.edu/levitsky/www/delegate.html