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Kate Hawkesby: More scrutiny is needed for our bureaucrats
Isn’t it interesting how much lower the bar is for bureaucrats than the private sector?
Even our sports teams get more scrutiny. Imagine if Ashley Bloomfield was an All Black coach.
Bear in mind, this guy is our number one, head and shoulders above the next best suitable candidate.
That’s the worryingly low benchmark we’re setting and accepting across the state service for where performance expectations sit.
If he was an AB’s coach, he’d be getting dissected, analysed and critiqued by all, including the NZRU. There'd be unsolicited nominations from pundits left, right and centre on who should…
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