At board/CEO level, it's not the 'experience' (RAAF vs civil) that counts so much as the qualities of the
individual. Sadly, it would seem, in this great land those qualities diminish the further up the food chain one manges to accomplish.
There was an ex CEO of Air NZ who, before his time, put it all reasonably succinctly..
"I don't need to look after the Government, the Board, the shareholders or my customers. I just need to look after my staff. If I do that properly the rest will look after itself".
1990's US management practice is still alive and well in Aus. We'll learn one day
