I’m seeing so many public servants wanting to work closer with communities, across team boundaries with the person, the family, the community at the centre rather than the silo organisation. How do we remove the barriers? Creating an appetite for radical place leadership is vital

Courageous people trying to do good by speaking truth to power in dysfunctional organisations & systems are often vilified, marginalised, pushed out. They are usually advocates for the citizen. Imagine if they were set loose on system reform & leaders saying “we have your back”

Leaders are often promoted into positions without essential people skills. They may have longevity, strategic thinking, the right connections but they never say “how are you really doing?” “thank you for everything you’ve done” or “I’m sorry I got that wrong” Leadership is this.

Is our role as leaders to be better at managing a broken system or redesign it with communities? The focus on acute pressures & budgets above all else means the system won’t change. 💰 is being continually pumped into the most expensive part of the system while prevention is cut

What makes change happen? Is it new structures & governance or culture & leadership? In my experience it’s the latter. Creating a new structure isn’t an end in itself. It’s the energy, the buzz of working as a team with a bold humility to build support around people & communities

Thank you 🙏 for all the direct messages of support. It felt very strange posting this publicly & only did so after advice from others. Organisations who treat people so casually badly need a dose of sunlight ☀️ shining on the poor leadership so that it doesn’t happen to others.