Work can slow because decisions travel through too many layers, even when implementation itself is efficient.
What to look for
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Move decisions toward people with the relevant context and authority.
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Identify the few people who genuinely must participate early.
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Make decisions durable enough that the same loop does not restart repeatedly.
Keep in mind
A leadership argument from a large technology organization. A single-threaded owner is a costly organizational choice, not a default requirement.
Try this next
Map the approval path of one recent decision. Identify a layer that added no new evidence and propose a clearer local owner.
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