Tag: Malcolm Turnbull

A New Leadership Style

Malcolm Turnbull makes lunge for the prime ministership.  Michelle Grattan writes in The Conversation how the day unfolded:

 

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Here are a few quotes from yesterday, which sounded to me that Turnbull’s  promised style of leadership would be an improvement to what we have been used to.

Turnbull said that Abbott “has not been capable of providing the economic leadership our nation needs. He has not been capable of providing the economic confidence business needs”.

In a swingeing attack on Abbott’s style, Turnbull said: “We need advocacy not slogans. We need to respect the intelligence of the Australian people.

“We also need a new style of leadership in the way we deal with others – whether it is our fellow members of parliament, whether it is the Australian people.

“We need to restore traditional cabinet government. There must be an end to policy on the run and captain’s calls.

“We need an open government that recognises that there is an enormous sum of wisdom within our colleagues in this building and, of course, further afield.”

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https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2015/02/07/malcolm-turnbull-awaits-the-leadership/14232276001470?utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPE

The SATURDAY PAPER published today an article on Malcolm Turnbull. They refer to a 5000-word speech Turnbull gave in the United States on the future of the Asia-Pacific. In this speech Turnbull embedded his reflections on leadership. He said:

“Leaders must be decision-makers, but they must also be, above all, explainers and advocates, unravelling complex issues in clear language that explains why things have to change and why the government cannot solve every problem.”

This sort of thing is exactly what I expect from a leader. I definitely like things to be explained to me in clear language. To be kept in the dark about all the decision making is an awful feeling!

Ah, and here is something else Turnbull said:

“It is vitally important both as a matter of social justice and political reality, that structural changes are seen as being fair across the board. That means not only must tough decisions be justified, but that the burden of adjustment is not borne disproportionately by one part of the community.”