Organisational Procrastination

I’m doing some research on what I am tentatively calling “Organisational Procrastination” and I’m seeking the experiences of others.
Organisational Procrastination is the behaviour that manifests itself when people exhibit inertia rather than action for a reason that is not entirely logical; for example
~ A public sector organisation who delay all decisions regarding buying training in the run up to a general election on the grounds that the next government may have differing priorities
~ A private sector company who defer all invoice payments in order to keep the bank balance high in the lead up to a floatation
~ Managers who delay action on an initiative because they want to “run it past” the CEO but then never get it past Any Other Business on the agenda
~ Directors who delay action on an initiative because there is no apparent dedicated junior manager to whom it can be delegated if they give it the go ahead

This MAY be a result of a formal policy decision but is more often an informal "feeling" that it is "safer" to follow the line of inaction.

Please either log your experiences here or e-mail them to me at rus.slater@sky.com. All responses will be treated in confidence

rus slater