Because my boss's boss has sent down a directive that there will be NO MORE MEETINGS. This then requires every manager to meet with everyone they have ever talk

Because my boss's boss has sent down a directive that there will be NO MORE MEETINGS. This then requires every manager to meet with everyone they have ever talked to (not just their direct reports) to explain that there will be no more meetings. However, customer meetings are exempt, so the time previously taken up by meetings with co-workers is now used by sales and project management to "improve communication" about the customer needs or to "give them higher visibility" into our (non-existent) progress.