This is something that has bugged me for a long time. When you use RDP (Terminal Services) to connect to your VMWare host console, seemingly at random, the cursor will move significantly slower on particular VMWare guest systems. For me, the problem usually occurred on Windows XP and Windows 2008 guest systems.
In some situations, your workflow process may need to be split into two or more separate streams. For example, you might need to have three people approve a request before continuing.