Haraka
While you exaggerate the situation somewhat you are headed in the right direction, the situation within the whole of UK industry is one of endless meetings with the only firm decision to have another meeting, the participants are fearful of any decision that could be attributed to them personally and so aim to push any sort of decision so far down the line that no one can remember who decided it was a good idea.
A charismatic and firm leader is what is required to kill the meeting culture dead, the best example I can think of is John Bloor who has taken Triumph Motorcycles from a basket case to a serious international success........ But it took twenty years to do so.