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The lack of sources and case studies leaves an interesting possibility open. This document might actually be fiction the opinions of someone who didn't like meetings as opposed to an effective guide.

Given that these are all common behaviours in real organisations they probably don't do that much overall damage. You'd do much worse by being effective, getting promoted and then making some really terrible but plausible decision that does decades of damage (like hiring some great marketers and going all-in on a risky venture that sounds good, but with little prospect of success). It doesn't take much effort, but once people are organised around a stupid goal it can take years to unpick.