I wasn’t expecting to personally know two of the authors, but having Accelerate included makes sense.
(11) General Interference with Organizations and Production
(a) Organizations and Conferences
(1) Insist on doing everything through “channels.” Never permit
short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions.
(2) Make “speeches.” Talk as frequently as possible and at great
length. Illustrate your “points” by long anecdotes and accounts
of personal experiences. Never hesitate to make a few appropriate
“patriotic” comments.
(3) When possible, refer all matters to committees, for “further
study and consideration.” Attempt to make the committees as
large as possible—never less than five.
(4) Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible.
(5) Haggle over precise wordings of communications, minutes, resolutions.
(6) Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt
to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision.
(7) Advocate “caution.” Be “reasonable” and urge your fellow-conferees
to be “reasonable” and avoid haste which might result in
embarrassments or difficulties later on.
(8) Be worried about the propriety of any decision—raise the
question of whether such action as is contemplated lies within
the jurisdiction of the group or whether it might conflict with
the policy of some higher echelon.