A decision has been on the table for nine days. Everyone has seen it. Nobody has made it.

A decision has been on the table for nine days. Everyone has seen it. Nobody has made it.

The business unit is waiting for Finance. Finance is waiting for the steering committee. The steering committee is waiting for the next paper.

This is not a coordination problem. It is a leadership problem.

Because the problem often starts much earlier: The project brief says who is involved. But not who decides by when.

My practical test for situations like this: Take the last deferred decision and retrace its path.

Who had the mandate? Which input was actually necessary? Where did a recommendation turn into another approval? And who resolved the delay?

The decision log then needs three things: a decision-maker, a date and a clear escalation path.

Anyone who keeps deferring a decision is not reducing the risk. They are simply shifting responsibility.

Which decision is stuck in your organisation right now, even though all the information is available?

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