Josh Patrick, writing for Boss Blogs at the NY Times, has got a paradoxical article here. Yes, at the start of your company, you should be involved in every decision. You might be the only one.
But, as it grows, what do you do? Josh says adopt a ‘passive’ leadership style….delegate more, get involved less.
Good idea to delegate, but it’s hardly passive: you set goals, give people who work for you tasks) and oversee completion. You’re providing direction, and you’re involved. Not my definition of ‘passive’.
Delegation is also a good training ground for future directors and managers at your company: do they get things done, done on time, with some element of imagination to accomplishment?
Anyway, there are some good elements in this post: http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/27are-you-involved-in-every-decision-at-your-company