Last time, we looked at a proposal that had been sitting unanswered for six days.
Instead of sending another “just following up…” message, we looked for the questions and gaps that might be slowing the decision down.
This time, the proposal got approved.
Fast, even.
And that’s where the next problem started.
Two weeks later, it turned out the approval depended on a number nobody had actually checked.
The hard part wasn’t getting a yes.
The hard part was what happened after the yes.
The better move was to separate the decision from the facts behind the decision.
Before treating an approval as final, check what the decision depends on.
