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[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

>+=+   "It will, I believe, be generally agreed that eradication
>of corruption from any society is not just a difficult task: it
>is without dispute, an impossible objective."
>                                          Obafemi Awolowo.  +=+

Disputed by Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit, pages 25-26:

"I've worked with organizations around the world for over forty
years and have been a student of the findings of the great minds
who have studied organizations. Most of the great cultural
shifts - ones that have built great organizations that sustain
long-term growth, prosperity and contribution to the world -
started with the choice of one person. Sometimes that one person
was the formal leader - the CEO or president. Very often it
started with someone else - a professional, a line manager,
someone's assistant. Regardless of their position, these people
first changed themselves from the inside out. Their character,
competence, initiative and positive energy - in short, their
moral authority - inspired and lifted others. They possessed an
anchored sense of identity, discovered their strengths and
talents, and used them to meet needs and produce results. People
noticed. They were given more responsibility. They magnified the
new responsibility and again produced results. More and more
people sat up and noticed. Top people wanted to learn of their
ideas - how they accomplished so much. The culture was drawn to
their vision and to them.

"People like this don't get sucked into or pulled down for long
by all the negative, demoralizing, insulting forces in the
organization. And interestingly, their organizations are no
better than most organizations. To some degree, they're all a
mess. These people just realize that they can't wait for their
boss or the organization to change. They become an island of
excellence in a sea of mediocrity. And it's contagious."


Season's greetings

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
National Training Branch
02 6225 6285

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