Exactly. In many organizations this is a coordination problem at the organizational level, not an individual lack of initiative. I imagine if someone looked at

Exactly. In many organizations this is a coordination problem at the organizational level, not an individual lack of initiative. I imagine if someone looked at an army, they would say, hey these guys are just polishing their boots, and filling out paperwork and doing meaningless tasks, why does the military pay their salaries? Well, you need those people there to be ready when the war breaks out. The same thing often happens in corporations.