The full festival rehearsal began Monday with one missing stage manager, two late vendors, plus rain attacking every printed schedule. My first anxious impulse tried assigning all three unrelated production emergencies directly toward myself. The delegation chart disagreed through written authority before any possible System prompt appeared.
"Operations owns stage coverage, vendor registration handles lateness, and media updates weather notices," I said into the lead channel.
Each responsible person acknowledged without asking me to perform the underlying task. Leadership remained available for escalation while refusing to become the fastest pair of hands inside every zone.
The operations assistant promoted her trained backup toward Center Stage and moved one volunteer toward equipment check-in. She reported the decision after implementation because delegated authority included routine changes.
