Sunday, May 18, 2008

healthy versus unhealthy conduct

People pay more attention to news which is divisive, but divisiveness also blocks progress.

Getting attention to the problems of governance in the Shoalhaven has required divisiveness, but such matters having been made clear, we have to find positive new directions.

Elections are themselves divisive; we have to focus on getting a positive team from them. 

... To move ahead, to diminish alienation, to achieve constructive outcomes and engage people with community, we have to take positive steps. 

I have used this one page document [click] for some years to point to healthy versus unhealthy ways of dealing with issues and working with people. I commend it to all, also as an indicator of my view of the way a healthy council could work. You can find this in future also under 'Key Documents' on the right.