Or, since it is a rubber-stamp anyway, why not give team-leaders the right to approve? A regional director managing 4 SIL branches, having you-know-what-all on her plate, should not be charged with this kind of red tape, because that is what it really is. Let’s be more flexible where this is possible and open a new category of delegated-approvers who were given the power to approve, thus cutting the red tap for directors and such.
Respectfully submitted.