There is a phrase recurring amongst senior government officials: 'don't waste a good crisis'. The phrase refers to the fact that, in public services as in business, difficult times can provide a useful opportunity to reflect on the fundamentals; to take some difficult decisions that the good times made easy to postpone.
Whether it is politics, finance or management, tumultuous times can offer a welcome opportunity for a return to simplicity. Gordon Brown's government needs desperately to get back to its simple core purpose - improving the lot of the people, not playing one upmanship on expenses or manoeuvring for the post-Brown era. Some bankers have been stripping away complexity and reminding themselves of their true and essential role in the economy, and who their customers really are. And managers, in the public and private sectors, need to re-ask themselves the simple questions: why are we in business (what's the mission)? What do we believe in? Where do we want to be? How will we get there?
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