Tons of bosses struggle with relinquishing control. They don’t delegate enough. They won’t fully cut loose a colleague so he can take the project and run. They insist on giving final approval when they’re already 99% sure that the thing was done well. I’ve been both a boss and an employee. As a boss I’ve been guilty of all these things – mostly because I didn’t realize I was doing them and slowing everything down. Asking this question helps an employee “manage up” with his boss. Once a boss sees the bottlenecks clearly, she can more easily take action to delegate them away.

Source: This Inc.com article on questions to ask managers.

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