Are there any politicians you truly admire these days? Do you feel that some of the big issues that need to be addressed are hopelessly lost in politics without adequate outcome?
NSW goes to the polls this week with the choice between one of the most unpopular Labor governments ever, and an opposition with policies that feel like they’ve been dreamt up on the fly.
It’s not just an Australian phenomenon. Around the world we seem to be missing out on top talent in the public sector, not just at the political level but across the public service.
Thomas Crampton, the Asia Pacific Director of Ogilvy’s 360 Digitial Influence Team, says the world has a leadership deficit. We are facing some of the biggest challenges and bad decisions can have a massive impact — yet we are not attracting the minds we need in the public sector to resolve these issues.
In today’s BTalk we discuss why this deficit exists and what we can all do to help correct it, and secure better leadership and better outcomes for us all.
Read more on this in Thomas Crampton’s blog entry here.
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When is a recession not really a recession?
Markets seem to be seeing the US fall in GDP again as a sign that the Fed will go easier on rate hikes, but NAB’s Gavin Friend says that is not the way Jerome Powell sees it.
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Big falls in shares ahead of a dovish Fed
Not much new from the Fed says NAB’s Rodrigo Catril, as they wait to see the impact of vaccine rollouts. Vaccine delays meanwhile are hurting the Euro this morning.
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Aussie dollar pushing ahead
The Aussie dollar is doing rather well right now on the back of positive risk sentiment. NAB’s Ray Attrill is asked, how long will it last?
