If you apply a certain force to someone, expect a force of at least equal magnitude to be exerted on you. To paraphrase Newton’s third law, “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Bringing the whole thing back to a less philosophical and low-level level, I could say that it’s absolutely foolish not to imagine that an action will always have consequences of equal or greater intensity.
I’m aware that delegating can be tricky. It’s uncomfortable, and it’s often problematic. I heard this from anyone has a managing or team leading role: it’s difficult to find the right person, to choose the appropriate tasks to give him, and to evaluate the proper support to give him. It’s a hard nut to crack. Better to do himself, they said.
Alcuni piagnucolano pietosamente, altri bestemmiano oscenamente, ma nessuno o pochi si domandano: se avessi anch’io fatto il mio dovere, se avessi cercato di far valere la mia volontà, il mio consiglio, sarebbe successo ciò che è successo?