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Politicians: gain trust by giving it first

2 mins read The Early Years Blog
Another general election has passed. Another long night has been spent on the sofa watching results unfold.
James Hempsall is managing director of Coram Hempsall’s.
James Hempsall is managing director of Coram Hempsall’s.

It was a festival of shock, anger, denial, deal-making, depression, and acceptance.  By dawn, we knew what the future had in store. There were winners, there were losers, there were surprises, and there were lessons learned.  The victors have already started to busy themselves with the demands of government; the losers continue to lick their wounds and regretfully ponder ‘what went wrong’. 

The words in concession speeches, snatched media interviews, and social media posts weaved a well-known tapestry of woeful remorse.  “We lost the public’s trust”, “We didn’t listen”, “We made mistakes”, “We must regain trust”.  Yup!  Costly mistakes, and lessons learned all too late.  As long as these lessons have been learned, and were not rehearsed meaningless platitudes to fill awkward silences.  

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