There is a conversation that has emerged in Barbados concerning the ‘visible’ leadership style of Prime Minister Mia Mottley. A style that is accentuated if compared to the unobtrusive approach by her predecessor. Some feel justified levelling the criticism because Mottley presides over the largest Cabinet in the history of Barbados, probably the world if measured on a per mille basis.
What justification can there be for a prime minister to be at every ‘dog fight’ if the large Cabinet is unable to give wings to Mottley’s mantra – many hands make light work?
The blogmaster recalls during An Interview with Prime Minister Mottley conducted by David Ellis soon after the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) was elected to office – Mottley explained her reason for the large Cabinet. She asked Barbadians to be patient and to judge her government by results. After 15 months in office, it is fair to suggest several of the ministers are struggling to find their feet and undeserving of a minister’s salary during a time of austerity.
In the pseudo Westminster parliamentary system of government practice in Barbados all roads lead to the prime minister. It is not uncommon to hear the reference “primus inter pares.” Our culture is one where there is an expectation the prime minister must solve all problems. Have a read of this blog through the years, there was an unrelenting attack on former prime minister Freundel Stuart because he appeared to be uncomfortable in the leadership role and was rejected at the polls in unprecedented fashion.
A key characteristic of a good leaders is that they recruit the right people to do the job. This is why the quality of persons offering themselves for political office is important. Are we confident members of parliament elected on the 24 May 2018 possess the requisite skill set to get the job done?
The blogmaster is on the side of the side of the leadership style that works. The fact Mottley is always out front may reflect on the quality of her team. If this is the case who is to blame?
Our governance system needs reform. There was talk from the minister early in her term about devolving authority from the office of prime minister. Update anyone?
252 responses to “Mottley’s Dominant Leadership Style”
My attitude, i want to see all you PARASITES GONE…all any of you have ever done is sell out the black majority…NOTHING ELSE…
marijuana decriminalization comes up, yall KNEW..all of you…that Barbados had the legal marijuana available to the suffering people for 27 WHOLE YEARS…never said a word, until Adriel Nitwit let something slip…i caught it…and that was the end of that nasty secret…both governments kept that information from the people….for nearly 3 decades…
so what does flying Ma do when she got elected and the info finally got out and she could not put it back in hiding……send her idiot relative TO CANADA…to search out WHITE companies to ..ROB…the Rasta community and Black bajans,..
me thinks that is what yall are waiting on now, but it is not going as planned cause ya NEED Rasta…..BUT Rasta don’t slave for shitehounds…so put that in ya marijuana pipe and SMOKE IT..
so what were you saying about Canada again…
Agree Vincent. Unbearable the nonsense we are reading here. All in the name of satisfying agendas.