There was something prophetic about Sunday night’s ‘leaders
debate’ replacing ‘Grand Designs’ on the ABC.
Or at least it should have been.
The media nor the leaders seemed to recognise or understand
that here and now in the public arena were two blokes each of whom purported to
be the better than the other at leading the political party which would take
Australia roaring into the future.
Instead the self absorbed intellectual lightweights asking
the questions focused on minutia to which they both should have retorted, ‘Do
you know what a leader is? If you want
to know about tax cuts or healthcare go and ask the appropriate minister – I deal
with the vision for our country and where we need and want to be – the grand
design’.
The trouble is that reporters deal in minutia because that’s
their job. They are not paid to think about
the so-called big picture; and it’s so obvious it’s galling.
There was no doubt that the Prime Minister was way ahead of
Mr Shorten in this respect albeit he also was dragged down by stupid
questions. This was supposed to be a ‘leaders’
debate, not a portfolio debate.
For example, if anyone cares to remember the ‘I have a dream’
speech by Mr King in 1963, he focuses on a vision and brings everyone along for
the ride. A ‘grand design’ vision so prophetic it and Mr King will live forever.
Now, no one expects that sort of belly fire from either man
but we do have a right to expect a ‘grand design’ by each ‘leader’ which we as
mere mortals can cling to, believe in and focus towards.
This is standard business 101 and, at least for this little
black duck, is mission-critical. Don’t
be dragged down by small people. I have
written many articles about the difference between jigsaw people and block
people both of whom are indeed so called mission critical because block people
work from minutia up whereas jigsaw people work from the perfect down.
Mr Prime Minister and Mr Shorten, as leaders and jigsaw
people, what are your parties’ perfect visions for Australia?
