DS
You're ideology and idea's are sound, no question, but everywhere that you write "they" you need to think "we" - that's my point. CC's in most companies have such limited roster release and so many demands on their time that it is impossible for them to be as strategic as you, constructively, suggest they should be. The leadership you, and I, aspire to should (would) come from the NEC but they too only have so much time to give and there isn't enough paid employees to take up the slack.
So do you want to pay more subs or should more people strong minded, articulate and motivated people be volunteering to do their bit? (that's a hint by the way).