Business of Government: Do quarterly reports deliver? Playing policy snooker, and more ...

Business of Government: Do quarterly reports deliver? Playing policy snooker, and more ...
Managing policy resources is a bit like playing snooker – it pays to think a few moves ahead. (Image: Getty)
Jem Traylen
Are the Government’s quarterly action plans a promising management tool, imported from the private sector by a business-minded prime minister, with the potential to significantly drive delivery – or are they simply a publicity gimmick?Discussing them on Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking Breakfast, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon invoked his favourite self-image as the corporate turnaround expert: “I am just focused on the must-do stuff right now; that’s what you to do when you are turning stuff around.”But unlike n...

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