There is a principle, i believe parts of Apple do it, that whoever calls a meeting is responsible for - providing an agenda describing the purpose to attendees

There is a principle, i believe parts of Apple do it, that whoever calls a meeting is responsible for - providing an agenda describing the purpose to attendees - taking notes - distributing action items after meeting identifying responsible parties for each item That way the meeting justifies its existence. The agenda explains why it’s necessary (or it doesn’t and people push back). Something is actually decided, the decision is tracked/communicated and if things don’t happen everyone knows who was responsible.