THE STANDARD
OPINION
In a job interview, there is what we call a unique value proposition (UVP). It is what distinguishes you from the competition. Every five years, we hire our leaders based on their UVPs. For most of history, this has meant what is said in their manifestos.
Surprisingly, oratory prowess is emerging as a significant criterion as we approach the 2022 elections. A friend recently said when a specific politician speaks, he feels enchanted and fascinated (and he thinks he’d vote for him).
He chastised me for supporting a mumbled, rambling candidate. This last point didn’t hit me until I introspected. They say a naughty boy enjoys hiding behind the semantics. Now, can our people tell the difference between a demagogue and a gifted speaker?
A leader s level of education key to rate of growth standardmedia.co.ke - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from standardmedia.co.ke Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Although the internet is subject to few and uncertain laws, it has never been immune to the law of unintended consequences. It proves to be an ideal purveyor of misinformation, whether born of willful demagoguery and propaganda, or the relative innocence of misdirected passions.
Increasingly, everyone knows everything but much of it is wrong. The result is a world where a former Playboy model is put up against scientists and doctors as if she’s equally qualified a dangerous symptom of false equivalency in reporting.
Clinical care, outcomes, and the doctor-patient relationship, are all too often the worse for it. Examples relevant to the broad expanse of clinical medicine, public health practice, and health promotion abound.