Authorization Gridlock: When Authority Exists But Decision Rights Don’t
When authority exists but decision rights don’t, executives face a structural impossibility: defer or block. The solution isn’t better leaders—it’s boundary clarity.
Microsoft’s ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’ Layoff Frame Is Proximity Theater, Not Authority Distribution
Microsoft and Meta celebrate player-coach leadership as distributed authority. But proximity theater changes behavior without changing decision rights architecture. The result: appearance of trust without structural power.