Innovation - Get rid of him

Innovation - Get rid of him

If you want to hear the truth from the ground, get rid of the official person who tags with you.

How often when a VIP visits a place, it is spruced up with pots of flowers, the ground laid with red carpets, the floors and walls are sparkling clean, the car tyres are kiwied, not a hair is out of place.

What they saw was not the real thing. Just a demonstration.
One day Bill Gates went to St Peter's Gate and was given a choice of heaven and hell.
He visited heaven and saw a choir in white, singing songs. He's not a singer and singing not his cup of tea.
Next he visited Hell and saw a rowdy group having fun drinking and dancing. That looks good.
He chose Hell. Two weeks into hell, St Peter came a visiting.
Bill Gates couldn't wait to complain.
"Where the girls, the booze and the fun?" he asked
"That's just a demonstration" Peter answered.

The Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is a very very wise man.
He did what nobody ever done.

He visited one or two schools weekly, alone, without a single Education Ministery official in tow, to encourage frank dialogue with teachers and students. He lunches regularly with teachers and meet employers and community leaders to tap their views on education.

If you want to know the truth, come alone. Unannounce.