The next step vs. the *real* next step

It seems like there's almost always a gap between what we might think we want to have happen and what actually happens. Ie plans are infrequently realized.

The next step that is usually realized in a work/team environment is either:

1. That which two or more people agree to take or
   
2. That which one person wants to do because he/she wants to do it
   

The former is more collaborative and probably less frequent. It promotes better teams.

The latter is probably quite common because the actors in the company are the doers and there's usually no one standing in the way of the doers. People typically favor action. Another consequence is that those with the ideas and suggestions rarely get to implement their ideas because they're not the doers.