tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post1289120075531898141..comments2024-03-29T17:12:19.648+13:00Comments on Bowalley Road: Why Leadership Matters – More Than Anything.Chris Trotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-64508154326144775872020-04-12T12:46:25.336+12:002020-04-12T12:46:25.336+12:00Leadership is very important. Leaders have a major...Leadership is very important. Leaders have a major role in setting the vision to move toward the organization's goals, and then creating a motivating environment for people so those goals can be reached.<br /><br /><a href="https://issacqureshi.org/contact-issac-qureshi/" rel="nofollow">contact leadership expert issacqureshi</a>Alex kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07295354966241785684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-39918410222563052020-03-28T21:21:00.320+13:002020-03-28T21:21:00.320+13:00They were human, Geoff. It's a well known feat...They were human, Geoff. It's a well known feature of humans. No one agrees with your conclusion. <br /><br />But Maori have no obligation of loyalty to their conquerors. Not because they were conquered but because we've not come to terms with Maori, intensified by the freemarketeers in the last 36 years. That blitzkrieg war on the poorest 20 %.sumsuchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133092096534660472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-11951693606816775832020-03-22T22:24:05.447+13:002020-03-22T22:24:05.447+13:00Tanya Stebbing Excellent satire. Reverse everyth...Tanya Stebbing Excellent satire. Reverse everything and so true in that context.greywarblernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-26179561685916533612020-03-21T12:51:47.849+13:002020-03-21T12:51:47.849+13:00Kia ora Gray Warbler
I can understand why you don&...Kia ora Gray Warbler<br />I can understand why you don't want any criticism of the government. <br />But look at the facts. The government deliberately brought large numbers of Covid-19 carrying people into the country on March 14-16 and distributed them around the country so as to evade the self-isolation regime. They did this because they were following the lead of the UK which was in a very different situation to New Zealand and whose policy makers are in any case two sandwiches short of a picnic.<br />Yet people like you will continue to insist that Jacinda is a great leader and colonialism is not a problem for us.<br />On a more positive note I'm pleased to see that today colonial regime has implemented the exact measures we put in place in our rohe on Friday morning. If the New Zealand government continues to follow the lead of our people rather than the dictates of its colonial masters.<br />But I tell you Gray Warbler, if I live through this I will never again allow the colonial regime to set foot in our rohe. The brutal fact is that your regime is much too stupid and dangerous for us to tolerate it any further.<br />Geoff Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509885628971898371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-27599521392719518742020-03-20T16:40:04.761+13:002020-03-20T16:40:04.761+13:00"I would never have expressed this sort of si..."I would never have expressed this sort of sick-making worship about John Key........."<br /><br />But just like Key you conveniently took what was written out of context for your own moronic ramblings. <br /><br />Here it is again: "we are so fortunate to have her as our PM and leader. Looking at NZ's political personnel inventory I can't imagine who else would even come close......"<br /><br />Jacinda Ardern is the best on offer at this time by a country mile and she is doing a sterling job. Get used to it. Katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-14167103963923579952020-03-20T13:38:29.867+13:002020-03-20T13:38:29.867+13:00Funny, last night I heard an epidemiologist praise...<i>Funny, last night I heard an epidemiologist praise the government's reaction to the crisis, but it doesn't stop conservatives from coming in and – without evidence – accusing them of "dithering"</i><br /><br />Funny, I've recently read articles by several epidemiologists saying the Trump Administration's reaction to the crisis has been good so far <b>in its actions</b> - especially in cutting China-USA flights way back on January 29 - but it doesn't stop Democrats from coming in and – without evidence – accusing Trump of "dithering", not to mention all the usual: xenophobia, racism, stupidity, etc, etc.<br /><br />I guess partisanship is everywhere.<br />Tom Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840988228699338463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-30271778146186103242020-03-20T10:36:20.561+13:002020-03-20T10:36:20.561+13:00... we are so fortunate to have her as our PM and ...<i>... we are so fortunate to have her as our PM and leader.</i><br /><br />And then Lefties wonder where the likes of Mao come from. For god's sake, even though I voted National in the last couple of elections I would never have expressed this sort of sick-making worship about John Key, although I saw people who did.<br /><br />Meantime, there's this from <a href="https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/2020/03/19/how-seriously-is-nz-taking-covid-19/" rel="nofollow">Elle at Home Paddock</a>, where she quotes a Facebook post from a recent arrival:<br /><br /><i>Hi All! We have arrived safely in Auckland and are now in a hotel waiting out our isolation period. I wanted to make everyone aware of what we experienced at the airport this morning.<br /><br />There was no mention on the plane or information handed out explaining self isolation enforcement and what was involved.<br /><br />No information was handed out at the airport arrivals. We were given a card where we had to give a contact address (not an isolation address) – no one asked us where we were staying or if we understood our obligations when isolating. No temperature checks.</i><br /><br />Plus this:<br /><br /><i>A man in front of me in the queue was from the UK, I heard him tell immigration that he was here for 2 weeks. He then grabs a NZ tourism brochure on his way pass – something tells me he doesn’t plan to isolate!<br /><br />The whole process is a joke!</i><br /><br />Doesn't sound like leadership to me, even though I appreciate the lack of panic in NZ as we all quietly go about minimising contact with people while still getting work done.<br /><br />Tom Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840988228699338463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-52877192430789935752020-03-20T10:19:18.897+13:002020-03-20T10:19:18.897+13:00Funny, last night I heard an epidemiologist praise...Funny, last night I heard an epidemiologist praise the government's reaction to the crisis, but it doesn't stop conservatives from coming in and – without evidence – accusing them of "dithering".<br /><br />I'll just repeat the Isaac Asimov zinger.<br />"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nursed by the false notion that democracy means my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."Guerilla Surgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427876447124021423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-30599278753383023812020-03-20T09:00:52.417+13:002020-03-20T09:00:52.417+13:00Thank you for this piece. Chilling historical anal...Thank you for this piece. Chilling historical analogies. Ardern hasn't put a foot wrong and her humanity demonstrates that compassion and strong leadership are not mutually exclusive. Sadly, leaders like her are once-in-a-lifetime occurances...Kimhuntauthornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-3472691105081849692020-03-20T01:03:02.079+13:002020-03-20T01:03:02.079+13:00This was Simon Bridges’ opportunity to show some s...This was Simon Bridges’ opportunity to show some statesmanlike leadership but he blew it.mrs xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709340405840484763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-52386200487654312412020-03-20T00:58:53.077+13:002020-03-20T00:58:53.077+13:00This was Simon Bridges’ opportunity to show some s...This was Simon Bridges’ opportunity to show some statesmanlike leadership <br />but I am afraid he blew it.SYLVIA BAGNALLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-48359614408435179082020-03-19T18:26:08.612+13:002020-03-19T18:26:08.612+13:00Hail Jacinda! Hail Jacinda! Left Thinkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200250351777685548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-20877330259162614402020-03-19T18:08:01.975+13:002020-03-19T18:08:01.975+13:00Geoff Fischer
For really efficient leadership look...Geoff Fischer<br />For really efficient leadership look to Nazi Germany's standard. NZ has been hesitant, mainly because our government will be criticised whatever they do. And bigger wealthier countries have set a good example!! Huh.<br />Just lay off and make note of every positive thing that this government does instead of trying to injure it severely by a thousand cuts.greywarblernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-83428822096092546632020-03-19T13:53:18.127+13:002020-03-19T13:53:18.127+13:00@Tanya Stebbing " Generally speaking, this re...@Tanya Stebbing " Generally speaking, this requires them to implement policies with which, at a personal level, they may profoundly disagree. The psychic injury inflicted by this requirement to prove oneself “a good soldier” is easily imagined. And the real tragedy is that, having done it once, it gets easier and easier to do it again, and again, and again. The inevitable result is a coarsening of character and an increased susceptibility to harsh and ruthless arguments. "<br /><br />... because the cognitive dissonance of breaking your principles is like being "a little bit pregnant" - cross that rubicon & there's not going back, it's your soul that's being judged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-73529147508465707452020-03-19T13:14:39.343+13:002020-03-19T13:14:39.343+13:00"Ardern has a political nimbleness and sponta..."Ardern has a political nimbleness and spontaneity which, when infused with her exceptional emotional intelligence, produces spectacular demonstrations of leadership....."<br /><br />Well written Chris, we are so fortunate to have her as our PM and leader. Looking at NZ's political personnel inventory I can't imagine who else would even come close.Katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-68757335587894298772020-03-19T12:51:55.469+13:002020-03-19T12:51:55.469+13:00If Bridges has any half-decent advisors they will ...If Bridges has any half-decent advisors they will be telling him that Churchill won the war but lost the peace.Sluggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-84340480672860421442020-03-19T10:32:38.996+13:002020-03-19T10:32:38.996+13:00From March 14-16 the New Zealand government brough...From March 14-16 the New Zealand government brought scores of potentially infected people into the country, by-passing the admittedly farcical "self-isolation" regime and distributng them throughout the populations of both main islands.<br />Was this leadership? <br />If there was a method in that apparent madness (Covid-19 has got off to a flying start before winter sets in) it is management rather than leadership. True leaders do not deceive their followers as to their intentions and strategies.<br />If people look to government for leadership in this time of crisis they will be bitterly disappointed. Communities and individuals must take care of themselves. They can expect nothing and will get nothing from government.<br /> <br />Geoff Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509885628971898371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-88318222045270160422020-03-19T09:45:14.401+13:002020-03-19T09:45:14.401+13:00I agree that Jacinta is melding into her role in a...I agree that Jacinta is melding into her role in a most admirable way. However I'm not so sure they are getting everything right in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. You hear again and again that there are yet no locally contracted cases, but no one who has not had contact overseas with a known case; and is showing severe symptoms is allowed to have a test. None so blind as he who will not see. <br /> Even a government minister, Tracy Martyn having sat next to a confirmed case for an hour in Australia is told to self isolate and no test is available. A builder with a business and employees coming back from Aus with symptoms cannot get a test. Why not? His own livelihood and that of his employees is at stake if he has the illness; the cost of his self isolating unnecessarily if he just has a cold to himself and his staff, compared to the cost of a test, which I'm sure he would be happy to pay for, is a ridiculous comparison. The Chinese got on top of the problem with remarkable speed and efficiency by testing testing testing, The WHO boss says "test test test " What is going on here? The implication is that they don't expect to contain it and it's better not to know.<br /><br /> D J SDavid Stonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-37077451713050450272020-03-19T08:50:06.370+13:002020-03-19T08:50:06.370+13:00She is hopeless. Dithered around and failed to rea...She is hopeless. Dithered around and failed to react fast enough! Way way out of her depth, and NZ paying the social and economic price.Oh to have the expert and capable Nats in charge! Sigh! <br /><br />TanyaTanya Stebbinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214300338125164694noreply@blogger.com