> if you take a fat slow moving company and cut it down it doesn't suddenly become lean again, it stays slow and fat, but just does less Yes. And the reason fo

> if you take a fat slow moving company and cut it down it doesn't suddenly become lean again, it stays slow and fat, but just does less Yes. And the reason for this is that the thing that slows companies down is not the number of employees directly but the evolution of the organization, and the forces which shape the evolution of orgs are human forces. As people seek status they seek to create layers of bureaucracy so they can manage/lead/be senior to others and this will cause your organization to become sclerotic and slow down. Removing people won't fix the problem any more than chopping off one of your own limbs will solve the problem if you become overweight.