What you describe is a systemic lack of leadership. It stems from a lack of understanding of systems and the way people fit into them and work together toward

What you describe is a systemic lack of leadership. It stems from a lack of understanding of systems and the way people fit into them and work together toward a genuine goal. This lack of understanding comes from beliefs in individual aptitude and attribution bias, among other things. It doesn't have to be that way. Deming's system of profound knowledge provides a good start to undermine politics and ineffective work cultures. What you're seeing is not a problem of office layout or design, is what I'm saying.