Zone 2 Decision

A decision within an individual’s authority to make and execute, followed by immediate notification to the relevant manager or stakeholder, not for approval but for awareness. 

Zone 2 decisions occupy the middle ground of the authority spectrum. They are made independently to preserve operational speed but communicated to maintain managerial visibility and enable course correction before downstream consequences compound.

The notification format should be brief and standardised (”Made a Zone 2 decision: [what, why, outcome]”) rather than a request for retroactive approval.