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The Delegation Quotient (DQ) is a 0-10 measure of how well a professional delegates to AI agents — across three dimensions: Brief, Handoff, and Review. Definition, tiers, and how it's measured.

The fastest way up the Delegation Quotient curve, tier by tier — the single highest-leverage move for Chat-Tab Operators, Power Prompters, and Delegators.

Stephen Covey described two kinds of delegation in 1989. The prompt-engineering industry taught the wrong one. Covey's stewardship delegation maps one-to-one onto briefing AI agents.

Principal-agent theory says delegation costs come from misaligned incentives. AI agents have no incentives — so the entire cost of delegation collapses into one place: verification.

Graicunas proved managers max out at about six direct reports because relationships grow geometrically. Agents have no relationships — so the limit on how much one person can run has moved.

The Agent Autonomy Ratio measures unattended agent time against prep time. It misses verification — the one cost that can't be skipped. The True Leverage Ratio fixes it, plus four companion metrics.

The five-part agent brief template based on Covey's stewardship delegation — desired results, guidelines, resources, accountability, consequences. Copy it, fill it, delegate.