"Look, I'm sorry to have to ask you to take this on, I know it's not your usual area and probably isn't the most exciting thing to come your way, but I don't have much of a choice."
Susan has fallen into the Delegation Apology trap. Like many leaders, she feels uncomfortable delegating to peers or even the more experienced members of her own team. That discomfort can show up as this confusing and demotivating tendency to apologize for, effectively, doing your job.
