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Jacinda Ardern

ARCHETYPE

The Diplomat

People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.

Jacinda Ardern embodies The Diplomat by holding complexity together through trust and empathy rather than command. Thrust unexpectedly into the premiership, she oriented policy immediately around rough sleepers, victims of family violence, and children in food poverty, earning credibility through consistency of care. Her response to the Christchurch attack became a global model for leading through grief, proof that protecting the most vulnerable can itself be a governing strategy.

IN THEIR WORDS, WHY DIPLOMAT

“How could things that are meant to be based on science, how do they become political? I feel the same way about climate change.”
ON POLITICIZATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED ISSUES

“I hated the idea of stigma facings. So if we were going to provide a program, it would be for the kids, it would be for the teachers. Everyone would have access.”
ON DESIGNING THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

“What I really want is to ensure that people have dignity, and there is dignity and financial security.”
ON THE PURPOSE OF WELFARE POLICY

RUTHIE'S TABLE 4

Ruthie's Table 4: “Bonus: Dame Jacinda Ardern on unexpectedly becoming a world leader”

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