Francomenz

This morning, the Minister of Trade was on the news, talking about how the government needs to make a decision sooner or later on the smelter issue and that they must do so “without emotion, in the best interest of the people of Chatham”.

The “without emotion” comment flies in the face of what modern-day business leaders know about the value of emotional intelligence in decision-making. To quote the publishers of the most lauded book about the subject, Working with Emotional Intelligence, “organizations that learn to operate in emotionally intelligent ways are the companies that will remain vital and dynamic in the competitive marketplace of today—and the future. ”

More importantly, are we to believe that the people of Chatham do not know what’s in their own best interest? Does the government think they are protesting the construction of the Alcoa smelter plant because they have nothing better to do with their time? How arrogant is it to infer that the government knows what’s in the best interest of the people of a village that most government representatives have not even visited?

But perhaps this point is better made here.

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