14Dec/110
Empower your Product Owner (Not design by committee)
I've always tried to surround myself with people I trust in terms of dealing with workloads, making the right decisions and generally trying to empower those people as much as possible.
As any scrum related book or training course will tell you, the most important aspect of being a Product Owner is being empowered to make decisions (they might not always be the right ones!) and confidently being able to say "No!" where required.