It can be overwhelming to student leaders to see their own plates piled high daily with homework, extracurricular activities, intramurals and friends. Delegation can help ease some of the pressures and build stronger committees. In his book, Principled Centered Leadership . Perhaps it is a challenge for student leaders to consider delegation and leadership as skills needing continual practice. Delegation and hence, leadership, are skills to be practiced.
Any skill takes practice.
World Cup soccer players perfect their passing and shooting skills for long hours every day. Student leaders must practice and perfect leadership skills such as delegation. If we don't practice delegation, we find ourselves at two extremes. One extreme is the student leader who can't delegate. The other extreme is the student leader who can't stop delegating.