Cutting a Founder's Approvals From 40 to 11
A Rs.55 Cr manufacturer's founder was signing off 40 or more decisions a week. Eleven weeks of work on who decides what brought that down to 11. This is the real case, with the numbers the business recorded.
How do I cut the approvals that land on me?
A founder delegation framework works by moving authority instead of tasks. The founder writes down the decisions that reach the desk each week, names an owner for each one, and sets the money or risk limit inside which that owner can act without asking. Approvals fall because fewer decisions are allowed to travel upward in the first place.
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