Pause Authority™

Pause Authority™ is a framework that helps organizations examine how decision authority, escalation, and accountability are expected to function under pressure. It is designed for leaders who are responsible for explaining not just what was decided, but how judgment was exercised.

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This work is not about slowing decisions.

It is about making responsibility explicit before pressure removes the option.

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What Pause Authority™ is

Pause Authority™ provides a structured way to examine:

• when a decision should slow

• who is expected to step in

• how escalation is meant to work in practice

• and where human judgment is expected to surface

 

It focuses on governance design rather than execution. The framework is intended to support leadership conversation, not operational direction

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Who this framework is for

Pause Authority™ is designed for:

• ethics and compliance leaders

• legal, risk, and governance professionals

• executives accountable for escalation and decision clarity

• organizations navigating high-consequence or accelerated decision environments

 

If your role requires you to defend governance decisions under scrutiny, this framework is meant to support that responsibility.  This framework is most useful where decisions carry ethical, regulatory, or reputational consequence.

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That helps the right people self-select.

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What this framework is not

Pause Authority™ is not:

• an implementation guide

• a policy template

• a consulting engagement

• or a substitute for organizational judgment

 

It is a governance lens meant to be used thoughtfully and independently.