A failure of strategy

The strategy of issue avoidance and stalling in the misplaced hope that I just give up has proved to be a failed strategy. If anything, this has just strengthened my resolve; I will not only continue to pursue this issue but I will increase my pressure on senior management until they address this issue. This is moving to a case of challenge accepted, not can I also negate your stalling tactics, the roadblocks placed in my path can be navigated around. I am more than happy for the spotlight to be turned on our strategic business unit and our practices be placed in the public spotlight. When you have engaged in corruption the spotlight is not really want you want, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 is designed to prevent acts of revenge against a whistleblower. I will highlight not only poor public sector practices in a public forum, I will highlight governance failures at the highest levels. This can be a real career killer for the ambitious managers within the organisation. This is a strategy I am more than happy to engage in. Why not have some personal ambition at stake? This is very much a strong motivating factor. You have a requirement to prevent misappropriation of government funding and report abuses of position. The major issue arising from poor governance and corrupt practices being allowed to flourish is that somebody must pay. A Registered Training Organisation is exactly that, an organisation registered to defined standards as set by a governing authority with registration suspended or cancelled should abuses be identified. Should our competitors find out about our flagrant abuses then they have real issues through lost business, government funding and then there is the reputational damage to the business and the loss of market leadership. One has to seriously question the strategy of providing a poor service to clients, over-charging both clients and apprentices, misappropriation of state government funds, an abuse of position and the abuse of a government authority. The is not an appropriate use of taxpayer funds and serious ramifications need to be asked about the leadership, or lack thereof to abuse a position. We all have a ethical responsibility to prevent abuse of a public system, it shouldn’t be a choice between doing the right thing or career progression put at stake.