When Consensus Becomes a Liability: Rethinking How Large Organizations Make Decisions
In many large enterprises, the structures designed to ensure sound decisions have become obstacles to making them at all. As approval hierarchies grow and committee review cycles lengthen, competitors operating with leaner governance models are capturing market opportunities before the approval memo clears its third routing. This piece examines the structural roots of enterprise decision paralysis and makes a case for governance reform that preserves accountability without sacrificing speed.