why your people are not your greatest assets
A common catch-cry of many organisations, and their leaders, is that ‘people are our greatest assets’. However, as leaders it’s not acceptable to treat our people like machines, or as mere economic artefacts.
It’s essential that we don’t fall into the trap of characterising people as if they were just another piece of equipment. The technical approach and the business perspective are necessary, but not sufficient. Machines are expendable, but people are not.
As presented to AMPEAK Asset Management Conference: Canberra 2022
