[debacle]

One addendum to this that I have observed: In many organizations, no one is "in charge." If change needs to happen, there are 100 checkboxes, 100 reasons not to change, 100 people who are concerned about their career, resume, budget, department, relevance, etc.

For every "innovation hero" that wins an award, there are 5 who are "managed" into leaving, marginalized, or disenfranchised. The high nail gets the hammer. I have been into and out of the startup space for the last 20 years, and most of the times that I was an "innovation hero" it was because there was one person in a corner office who was using me as a proxy for a change they wanted to see happen.

The American system of organizational management is...basically glue.

[justin_oaks]

> 100 reasons not to change

I'm reminded of the article "Layers of Management == Layers of Veto" [0]. In the article the author explains that each layer of management is likely to veto each idea coming from below. Each idea that didn't come from above is "insubordination" and likely to be vetoed.

[0] https://slott56.github.io/2010_02_12-layers_of_management_la...