Small business mentality running Australia?
The more I think about it the more it appears that our beloved Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has brought a small-business management style to running Australia, and it doesn't seem to be working very well.
He's broadly accused of being a micro-manager, and doesn't canvas his own ministers and cabinet on items of importance (like deciding to cancel the Emissions Trading Scheme). His delegation skills to others in his cabinet don't seem too effective, and his availability for his own ministers is reported to be pretty woeful (Minister Conroy of the ill-fated Mandatory Internet Filter policy supposedly could only grab time with the PM to share some significantly bad news for the government by getting on an airplane with Mr Rudd.)
While I admire many Labor objectives and ideals, their execution of policy seems to be very hamstrung. Perhaps some of the upcoming Labor stars could be seconded to big-business management roles where accountability, efficiency and profitability are important... Nah, dumb idea... Forget I said that.
Australia needs more than a small business manager as its elected leader.
He's broadly accused of being a micro-manager, and doesn't canvas his own ministers and cabinet on items of importance (like deciding to cancel the Emissions Trading Scheme). His delegation skills to others in his cabinet don't seem too effective, and his availability for his own ministers is reported to be pretty woeful (Minister Conroy of the ill-fated Mandatory Internet Filter policy supposedly could only grab time with the PM to share some significantly bad news for the government by getting on an airplane with Mr Rudd.)
While I admire many Labor objectives and ideals, their execution of policy seems to be very hamstrung. Perhaps some of the upcoming Labor stars could be seconded to big-business management roles where accountability, efficiency and profitability are important... Nah, dumb idea... Forget I said that.
Australia needs more than a small business manager as its elected leader.
posted by Rick's Rambles at 2:38 pm
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Well now, we'll see what comes of the change of Australia's Prime Minister resulting from last week's sniper-like removal by the Labor party heavyweights of sitting PM Kevin Rudd! Will the level of professionalism in our federal government improve? One can only hope it does.
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