Yeah, and in some work environments you discover that rather than solve a given problem they'd rather make sure that their way is what is best is the final messaged that gets head nods. I'll stop there.
Had a boss who used to mentor us a bit, and his biggest bit of advice was: "When we {as an organization} have really hard problems to solve, your first step when you enter the meeting room is to leave your ego at the door."
Good advice. (I think Redcloak either forgot to do that, or may be unable to do that).