With the country facing significant challenges both domestically and internationally, New Zealand, more than ever, needs leaders willing to take decisive action and implement big ideas, one of our most influential lawyers says. Dentons New Zealand chairman and global vice-chairman Hayden Wilson, says to do this, the nation’s leaders must understand there are big differences between managing a business and running a Government. “Governments are complex.
Compared to business, you don’t have all the same levers to pull – and the lag time between pulling a lever and getting tangible progress is much longer.” He argues simply applying a corporate mindset focused on short-term wins and quarterly goals isn’t sophisticated enough, on its own, to manage the complex challenges the country faces. Truce on infrastructure.