How to Master the Art of Delegation — Lessons From Andrew Carnegie’s Legacy

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Andrew Carnegie was at the height of his success in the early 1900s, and he had a perspective that would define his legacy and drive countless entrepreneurs for generations. Carnegie was born into a poor family in Scotland, but he immigrated to the United States, where he rose from being a telegraph operator to owning a quarter of the U.S. steel industry through sheer determination and strategic vision.

By 1902, he was the richest man in the world, yet he held a powerful, surprisingly simple philosophy about success: “No one will make a great business who wants to do it all

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