Comments - Check out: Leadership in tough times-conversations, debates and solutions!-18th of May 2009 - The Downing Street Project / network2024-03-29T06:57:56Zhttp://thedowningstreetproject.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2715135%3ABlogPost%3A1101&xn_auth=noWell let's start the discussiā¦tag:thedowningstreetproject.ning.com,2009-03-18:2715135:Comment:12432009-03-18T18:11:05.000Zindraadnanhttp://thedowningstreetproject.ning.com/profile/indraadnan
Well let's start the discussion right here. What are your top three issues and how would you begin to respond to them?<br />
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Mine are 1) how to create the circumstances that will make it possible for mothers and fathers to enter public life and have influence without penalising their children one tiny bit 2) how to shift the idea of globalisation away from being something malign to something benign - something we are happy and excited about and 3) how to help alienated teenagers potentialise theirā¦
Well let's start the discussion right here. What are your top three issues and how would you begin to respond to them?<br />
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Mine are 1) how to create the circumstances that will make it possible for mothers and fathers to enter public life and have influence without penalising their children one tiny bit 2) how to shift the idea of globalisation away from being something malign to something benign - something we are happy and excited about and 3) how to help alienated teenagers potentialise their lives.<br />
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My first thoughts in response are 1) move on from the work-life balance to a properly integrated whole-life ethic 2) promote the new ideas of soft power over hard power so that nations engage rather than try to dominate each other and 3) recognise that the teenage brain is highly emotional, idealistic and easily fired up by ideas: give them something difficult to do and support them all the way...<br />
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Come on now - YOUR GO! Thanks for this Ruchama!tag:thedowningstreetproject.ning.com,2009-03-13:2715135:Comment:11212009-03-13T22:01:32.000ZLee Chalmershttp://thedowningstreetproject.ning.com/profile/LeeChalmers
Thanks for this Ruchama!
Thanks for this Ruchama!