Paul Keating said, "John Howard is the Policeman at the scene of every crime". Whatever your politics, Australia does not need more policemen.
Actual policemen are critical to our democracy; the national traffic cop is not.
For years, I have worked in entry-level roles - now I see why. From a relatively privileged background, I suspected I had not seen the whole story. And I needed to know why?
Indeed I hadn't. So flunking law school meant cutting out of the privileged loop to understand our country's real malaise: a leadership vacuum..
Throughout our businesses, people struggle to manage increasing demands - from consumers, from stakeholders, from government, from their peers - without the tools to do so.
I have seen every species of dreadful management - people who can't or don't understand how to lead..
And I have seen enormous generosity and enthusiasm; and, yes, creativity.
I am not perfect: I am so terribly imperfect. But I want to learn from others. Not get angry with them. I want to watch fellow Australians succeed.
I may be green, but I want to learn to lead. Maybe, psychically, I've graduated from the entry-level stage?
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