SAMPLE - DELEGATING AUTHORITY DURING YOUR ABSENCE
To: [NAME/GROUP, ex. All sales staff]
From: [YOUR NAME]
Date: [DATE]
Subject: My absence, [DATES, ex. June 12 - 18]
As you know, I will be [STATE DESTINATION AND PURPOSE, ex. in Boston to meet with potential investors] during [DATES, ex. June 12 to 18]. In my absence, [NAME, ex. Jill Johnson] has been kind enough to look after [STATE DUTY, ex. my sales approvals]. {LIST OTHERS, IF ANY, ex. Also, William Jones will be answering my calls and handling customer complaints.} Please accommodate [him / her / them] in any way possible.
I look forward to seeing you when I come back.
