Do we have a moose on the table?

Recently I attended the Human Resources Management Association of Lethbridge Annual Spring Conference. The speaker was Jim Clemner, Author of Moose on the Table, A novel Approach to Communication @Work. During the conference he posed the following question:
Does your team or organization have a moose? There is a checklist to go through to find this out. I suggest you read it and decide for yourself.
1. Real issues are raised privately between colleagues after meetings.
2. Vocal people dominate most meetings and all conversations.
3. Commitments aren't kept and deadlines are missed.
4. Blaming and ducking is more common than accountability and taking initiative.
Surprises come "out of the blue" as simmering problems erupt into major issues.
6. Everyone feels overwhelmed by way too many priorities and conflicting messages.
I know that we do not have problems in all of these areas; however, we do have a couple of issues come up from time to time. You would have to have been at the conference or you would have to read the book to find out how to really solve these issues, but he had an idea for workplace to use when issues do come up. He suggested that organizations have a stuffed moose to put on the table when an issue comes up that needs to be discussed. He said that organizations using the moose have much better communication and a lot fewer issues than they did before they started using the moose.
Please note that I am just communicating what the conference was about. It was not my idea. I’m not too sure what to think of it, but I would like to get your comments if possible.