A great (if rather long) presentation from an ex-Google employee about the inherent difficulties of accomplishing projects in large organizations, even when they're full of capable and cooperative people. Indirectly via Hacker News, Business Insider. https://komoroske.com/slime-mold/
Coordination Headwind - How Organizations Are Like Slime Molds

An emoji flipbook presentation by Alex Komoroske about how dysfunctional organizational dyanmics arise even when individuals are well-behaved