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DrD

Our political leaders so seldom represent our "best" and "brightest".

Rather, we get (very mainly) men with inflated egos, distorted ambition and worrying emotional defects in combination with widely varying levels of incompetency.

That's why a man of Mark Carney's intellect and AOC's intellect (and compassion) are rarities.
#leadership #aoc #Canada #USPol #NZPol #auspol

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Harold Jarche

"We need to stop mistaking power for brilliance.

If what you are hearing feels wrong, trust yourself. Don’t get gaslit into thinking you’re just not smart enough to get it. You do get it.

They’re not smarter. They are just too privileged or narcissistic to care about the consequences of their own decisions. Or about you.

Power is not intelligence. And leadership without wisdom and compassion isn’t #leadership. It’s dangerous." —Arlene Dickinson on LinkedIn

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www.linkedin.comI spent years thinking I wasn’t smart enough because I didn’t have a… | Arlene Dickinson | 165 commentsI spent years thinking I wasn’t smart enough because I didn’t have a degree. That felt like the one big thing I needed to have to somehow validate my intelligence to others. I admit that I deferred to people simply because they had letters behind their names. In my mind, that automatically elevated them far above me. I have worked hard, built businesses, and eventually made a seat for myself at the so-called big boys’ tables. And honestly, once I got there, I was surprised. Not by how smart and educated everyone was, but by how much common sense and empathy was missing. I’ve come to realize I’m not stupid. I never was. I had just allowed myself to feel dumber because my life’s education happened differently than theirs and was not earned in universities. The only people I truly admire now are the ones whose EQ matches their IQ. The ones who lead with both intelligence and empathy. Some of the most “educated” people I’ve worked with have made the most damaging, disconnected decisions imaginable and called it leadership. They have no EQ. We are watching it play out clearly right now in the U.S. They make decisions that serve only themselves, while the rest of the world pays the price. We need to stop mistaking power for brilliance. If what you are hearing feels wrong, trust yourself. Don’t get gaslit into thinking you’re just not smart enough to get it. You do get it. They’re not smarter. They are just too privileged or narcissistic to care about the consequences of their own decisions. Or about you. Power is not intelligence. And leadership without wisdom and compassion isn’t leadership. It’s dangerous. | 165 comments on LinkedIn
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WYM Mod

A pivotal change at IBA—Catherine Vandenborre steps in as CFO! Announced on April 7, 2025, in Louvain-la-Neuve, her appointment underscores IBA's commitment to advancing its financial strategy and leadership as it strengthens its oncology solutions and scientific services. Vandenborre's extensive expertise promises to guide the company in achieving its long-term objectives. Read more about this strategic move [here](finance.yahoo.com/news/iba-lon). #IBACFO #Leadership #Oncology #Finance #BusinessNews

Yahoo Finance · IBA long-term strategy presented at 2025 Capital Markets DayBy IBA SA
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BEAD

@fsinn I think this policy would help most ridings. I have never seen more NDP supporters ready to vote Liberal, simply to affirm Canadian nationhood vs PP & maple maga. The best domestic policies don't mean a thing next to the threat of invasion. #cdnpoli #leadership

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Pirate Bear

Today is the final installment of my analysis of Davies's "The Unaccountability Machine." People are angry that they live in a world with little accountability, and in this blog post, I discuss how it all went wrong.

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I also share what we can do about it. Put down the torches and pitchforks, and let's do something!

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#business #leadership #agile #accountablity

@albertocblanco

Dirty Fingers · Smashing the Unaccountability Machine.The final installment of my summary of Dan Davies' book "The Unaccountability Machine." How will we live in a world with people who can sluff off accountability?
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Elm Analytics

🚗 The auto industry is facing a historic inflection point.

“Global & Reciprocal Tariffs” are now in effect—and the ripple effects across global supply chains are profound.

🎙️ In this critical conversation, Sig Huber of Elm Analytics and Jan Griffiths dive into:
• Why these tariffs are different
• How trust and transparency become strategic tools
• What leaders must rethink—fast

🎧 go.elmanalytics.com/ALP151

#AutoIndustry#Tariffs#SupplyChain
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Brian Greenberg

🧱 Scattered Compliance, Siloed Thinking — A GRC Wakeup Call

According to Corporate Compliance Insights, the greatest challenge to effective governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) isn’t complexity — it’s fragmentation.

💡 Key takeaways:

🔹 Organizational silos block visibility and coordination across departments.
🔹 Leadership must model accountability and integrate compliance into strategy.
🔹 Communication—not just policy—is the bridge that makes GRC actionable.
🔹 As AI becomes more embedded in operations, AI governance must be clearly explained to avoid ethical and regulatory missteps.

The most resilient organizations treat communication and collaboration as core to compliance — not afterthoughts.

#Compliance #GRC #Leadership #RiskManagement #AIethics #OrganizationalHealth #leadership

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Corporate Compliance Insights · Siloed Thinking, Scattered Compliance: The Leadership Challenge in GRCWhen governance, risk and compliance initiatives fail, the culprit is rarely regulatory complexity but rather organizational fragmentation. Anna Muzalska, fintech
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Futurist Jim Carroll

"The long arc of the future always rewards the resilient!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

It is what it is. We are where we are. This moment in 2025 feels like a bad dream to many, and the assault on the global economy was a tipping point for many worldwide. With that in mind, I'm devoting the next few weeks of my Daily Inspiration to addressing a key question: How do we lead through uncertainty. How do we lead ourselves - what's our mindset? How do we lead others - how can we help? How do we lead our organizations - how do we keep moving forward? I spent a lot of time on this theme during and after the downturns of 2001, 2008 and again during 2020. There is a lot to revisit, and a lot to think about. The theme is 'resilience,' and we can all learn more about. 

We’re living through an era where it feels like the very idea of progress is under siege.

Science is questioned. Facts are ignored. Bold ideas are met with backlash. Funding is cut. In parts of the world—especially in the U.S.—there’s a growing, dangerous desire to rewind the clock. It’s an effort to return to some imaginary "better time," rather than confronting the future with the courage and creativity it demands.

And yet—despite it all—the future hasn’t stopped moving forward.

You can delay progress. You can defund it. You can deny it. You can hammer it with ill-advised or even idiotic decisions.But you can’t delete it.

Never forget that fact, and act accordingly.

Don't give in. Don't give up. Don't give way.

The long arc of innovation always bends forward. History is clear on this: the future always finds a way.

It’s tempting, especially now, to be disillusioned. To believe the cynics are winning. To think progress is on pause. It's easy to let fear strike us every day, stunning us into frozen disbelief.

But don’t confuse noise for momentum. The future doesn’t follow headlines. It follows courage, capital, and conviction. And all three are still alive and well—albeit a bit battered and bruised. But they are still there.

As a futurist, I’ve always said the future belongs to those who are fast. But today, I’d add this: it also belongs to those who refuse to flinch.

If some people want to step back from the future—that’s their choice.

You? Step forward. The future is still yours— ours— to build.

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Futurist Jim Carroll gets up every morning, checking the headlines, seeking the answer to the same question. You know what it is.

**#Resilience** **#Future** **#Innovation** **#Progress** **#Leadership** **#Uncertainty** **#Optimism** **#Courage** **#Mindset** **#Adaptation**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/04/decodin

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Day nine

Not the Opposition leader making apologies for asking Canberra to go back to the Office to work, Not the, “I’m going to “sack the Public servants who do the Education👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 and Health things ⚕️🧑‍⚕️👩‍⚕️” (cite), but this from the Opposition Treasurer. ☢️🛢️

“Well done Angus”.

In an interview with ABC News Breakfast host James Glenday:

TAYLOR “We absolutely not backing down on that, I can assure you, James and we’re not backing down to making sure we drive down prices of electricity.”

GLENDAY asks how exactly the Coalition will pay for it?

TAYLOR “#NuclearPower ☢️ is through to 2050, and it’s substantially lower than the cost of Labor’s policies.”

GLENDAY “It’s hundreds of billions of dollars no matter which way you twist it.”

TAYLOR “Well that’s the #EnergySystem. The energy system much of which is paid for by a combination of the #PrivateSector and #StateGovernments. The piece we will #finance, of course, is the #NuclearGenerators which will deliver a return and that’s how we have modelled it, James.”

Well done Angus, now show me the costings?

With no plan, #Liberal / #LNP make themselves open to critical analysis and thus reverse their decisions when deficiencies are pointed out.

#Leadership VS #Chaos

#Energy / #SolarPower / #WindPower / #Gas / #coal <theguardian.com/australia-news>

the Guardian · Australia election 2025 live: Chalmers predicts interest rate cut in May after ‘series of bad decisions’ on global tariffsFollow live
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“The great American (#USA) cultural and economic #hegemony that has lasted for more than 80 years is coming to an end.

America's global economic #leadership was formalised in 1944, when 730 delegates from 44 allied nations met at the Mount Washington Hotel, in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, and agreed to base the global trading system on the #USDollar, which would in turn be pegged to #gold.” — Alan Kohler

An simple example. Yesterday sitting down catching up and talking to my neighbour, electric cars come up and the US variety was booed (guess which one) , the CH version lauded (BYD). The world is routing around the USA economically, right now.

#Australia / #AlanKohler / #economics <abc.net.au/news/2025-04-07/tar>

ABC News · America is having a break with reality on tariffs. The world will move on to a new orderBy Alan Kohler
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