What will it take for Australian leaders to really understand that changing their antiquated employment practices makes business sense?

A major barrier to progress is, of course, golf. Even the Chinese government are aware of the dangers of golf to the economy. In 2017, they closed down one fifth of the nation’s golf courses. Mae Tse-Tung had it right when he banned golf in 1949.

Golf is a metaphor for all that is wrong with significant pockets of management practice in Australia.Credit: Glenn Hunt

The problem with golf is not only the ineffably boring people that play it and who insist on drawing attention to themselves by dressing like club circuit comedians with the similarly tedious anecdotes and jokes to match. Rather, golf is a metaphor for all that is wrong with significant pockets of management practice in Australia.

Golf has mastered the challenge of embracing new technology on the fairways and greens, while at the same time resolutely clinging to out of date, frequently borderline or worse sexist, racist and generally benighted attitudes to people management.

Women are still not admitted as members to some of the self-styled elite golf clubs around........

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