[Verse 1] Sarah's coding team waits by her desk again Every merge request needs her blessing pen Bottlenecked decisions pile up like snow While talented engineers move way too slow [Chorus] Delegate with RACI clarity Responsible, Accountable, who's Consulted, who's Informed Build frameworks that empower, don't control Trust your team to own their coding soul Information flows upstream, decisions cascade down Turn your engineers into directors without you around [Verse 2] Create decision matrices, map out the zones Level one through three, who makes calls and owns Architectural choices need your guidance still But feature implementations? Let them fill [Chorus] Delegate with RACI clarity Responsible, Accountable, who's Consulted, who's Informed Build frameworks that empower, don't control Trust your team to own their coding soul Information flows upstream, decisions cascade down Turn your engineers into directors without you around [Bridge] Weekly reports replace constant check-ins Async updates over meeting spins Exception handling for the edge cases only Document your principles, don't leave them lonely [Verse 3] Teach them business context, share the bigger view Revenue implications help them choose what's true Metrics dashboards keep you in the loop While autonomous squads execute and regroup [Chorus] Delegate with RACI clarity Responsible, Accountable, who's Consulted, who's Informed Build frameworks that empower, don't control Trust your team to own their coding soul Information flows upstream, decisions cascade down Turn your engineers into directors without you around [Outro] Scale yourself through others, multiply your impact Smart delegation keeps your sanity intact
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