DECISION AUTHORITY DIAGNOSTIC
USABLE AUTHORITY
FOR ORGANISATIONS
NAVIGATING RISK,
AI AND CHANGE


WHERE AUTHORITY BREAKS DOWN

A decision can be governed, owned and still take too long to change.

The issue is whether someone can actually challenge it, act and change direction in time.

The Decision Authority Diagnostic applies the Decision Environment Method to identify where challenge, escalation and decision rights slow action, and what needs to change in the next 90 days.

DISCUSS THE DIAGNOSTIC
When effort stops working — image accompanying an audio commentary by Bess Obarotimi on authority, responsibility, and senior decision-making.

Who is This For

For CROs, COOs and senior Risk, Compliance, Data and AI leaders responsible for consequential decisions.

AI-SUPPORTED DECISIONS

People can challenge an outcome, but cannot change it without escalation.

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL AUTHORITY

Responsibility is shared, but final decision rights are unclear.

TIME-CRITICAL ESCALATION

The right decision can arrive, but too late to prevent harm, delay or lost value.

What the Decision Authority Diagnostic tests

A focused examination of how authority actually works around consequential decisions.

• Who owns the decision and carries the consequence
• Who can challenge, pause or change the outcome
• Where escalation slows action
• Whether authority matches accountability in practice
• How quickly challenge reaches someone able to act
• What needs to change in the next 90 days

The outcome is a clear view of where authority becomes unusable, where delay creates exposure and what should change first.

Explore the Diagnostic
Decision authority diagnostic session with Bess Obarotimi facilitating a leadership discussion on organisational decision making. Alternative (also strong): Leadership workshop during a decision authority diagnostic examining how decisions move across an organisation.

What You Leave With

You leave with a mapped view of decision authority, priority findings and a practical 90-day action roadmap.

Outcomes

01

Clear Decision Rights

02

Visible Authority Pathways

03

Reduced Decision Delay

04

90-Day Action Roadmap

05

Board-Ready Findings

How to start

If a consequential decision were challenged tomorrow, could you say exactly who could change it, and how quickly?

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