A new report from People + Science on boardroom psychological safety and performance highlights that only 4 out of 10 board members feel psychologically safe and only 3 out of 10 feel high levels of trust for their fellow decision-makers. Psychological safety has been found to be highly correlated to quality boardroom decision-making, as such psychological safety is necessary for board effectiveness. To download the full report, head to https://www.6peas.com.au/product/people-science-psychological-safety-benchmark-2020-2021-aust/
Federal Government debt is currently
$630bn and is expected to climb to $1trn by 2026, creating budget problems and a
debt that future generations will need to pay.
Recent history predicts that no
political party will have the ability to initiate the structural tax changes
needed for post-COVID budget repair due to fear of voter anger.
It is in our best interest as a
community to contribute ideas on what should be done to raise more revenue, reduce
costs and produce common interest solutions. Let's put together some ideas to help
our governments make the hard decisions.Your ideas?
“At some point in the next term of government,
sooner rather than later, the treasurer of the day will have to lay out a
comprehensive program of budget repair, not simply a cursory exercise in good
housekeeping.” “It demands a set of hard rules and reforms that
will enable us to live within our means.”
(Tom Dusevic, The Australian)
Politicians have been unwilling to 'bite the bullet' due to fear of voter anger. This is a classical case for a Citizens Jury to
review all the facts and recommend a new revenue-raising structure that works
for the common good.
"With the loss of trust in our political institutions and
politicians today, we need a political summit to build consensus on democratic
reform and the restoration of trust. Such a proposal, if carefully explained
and implemented, could produce real political and policy dividends for its
advocates and more importantly, for Australia.
“Democracy” has been narrowed down to a view that it is only
about elections and not about well-functioning institutions. the highest
bidder."John Menadue, Pearls and Irritations 19/9/21https://johnmenadue.com/john-menadue-our-democracy-is-decaying-from-within/?mc_cid=1022438797&mc_eid=ff9389eb5b
Google’s Jigsaw project collaborated with the digital rights NFP Access Now and the censorship measurement company Censored Planet, in a report that found Internet shutdowns are "growing “exponentially”: out of nearly 850 shutdowns documented over the last 10 years, 768 have happened since 2016"The report's results should give policy-advisors, governance and ethicists alike pause for thought. What can should we do to minimise this threat?https://jigsaw.google.com/the-current/shutdown/Image by Chaitawat Pawapoowadon from Pixabay
