30-DAY STEP-AWAY TEST
You said: approvals and decisions would slow down first.
Your answer has been recorded. Here's what it usually means.
What it usually signals
Decision rights haven't moved as the business has grown. Your team may be capable, but by habit or by design, important choices still route through you, so work queues up waiting for your yes.
Why it matters as you grow
Every decision that waits for you slows the whole business to your pace. Your managers don't build judgement because they rarely get to use it, and you spend your time approving rather than building.
One thing to try this week
Write down the last 10 decisions that waited for you. For each, ask: could someone else have made this if they had a clear rule? For the most common type, write a one-line guideline (for example, “approve discounts up to 5% and spends up to a set limit without me”) and hand it over this week.
Takes about 30 minutes.
Your peer snapshot
In about two weeks, we'll email you how founders across India and the GCC answered, and which answer was most common in your industry.
Added. Your snapshot will show results for your industry.
Helps us break the results down by industry and region. Answers are reported only in aggregate.
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