At the moment in Australia we are seeing a rollout of natural disasters. And with the cleanup of devastated towns like Lismore we are now seeing the bureaucrats and politicians playing the blame game.
It reminded me of a conversation a colleague about the difference between Managers and Leaders. Within a government agency people are trained to be managers, but rarely do any of these trained managers become leaders. And this is the issue we are seeing within the Australian political system and the plethora of government agencies.
You see, our government agencies are overseen by managers, and this is fine when everything is running smoothly. But when a crisis strikes, we need leaders not managers. because our modern day manager is not trained to be a leader. They manage situations and people, they point fingers and blame others for failures, all in the name of self interest, but they don't lead. Therefore, never ever mistake politicians and bureaucratic managers for actual LEADERS.
That is my opinion.
Differences Between Managers and Leaders
