Couple of big things missing/brushed aside, really. 1) Uncertainty. On larger things, success is often uncertain (e.g., on new products, etc.), so the final co

Couple of big things missing/brushed aside, really. 1) Uncertainty. On larger things, success is often uncertain (e.g., on new products, etc.), so the final consequences of the decisions are not known in advance 2) Generally, running processes well across an organization is not something that comes naturally. It needs investment in skills. For example, most meetings should have an agenda and should end with next steps as well as agreed and assigned actions. Tracking and planning similarly need effort and skill. It might very well be that on top of it the incentives are wrong for people to take risks in (1) or developed skills for (2) or even to cooperate in the first place, but most people are not naturally good at administration to start with.