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> [One of the most important responsibilities of leaders in any setting - including business organisations - is to tell us our own story; to explain us to ourselves; to help us weave some meaning and purpose into the fabric of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/one-of-the-most-important-responsibilities-of-leaders-in-any-setting/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

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## More by Hugh Mackay

> [“Only those who have been on the receiving end of poverty, unemployment, homelessess, mental illness, domestic violence, racism, sexism or ageism can fully identify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/only-those-who-have-been-on-the-receiving-end-of-poverty-unemployment/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [Universal literacy was a 20th-century goal. Before then, reading and writing were skills largely confined to a small, highly educated class of professional people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/universal-literacy-was-a-20th-century-goal-before-then-reading-and/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was someone who also demanded perfection from me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/actually-i-can-t-imagine-anything-more-tedious-than-a-perfect-person/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/obviously-every-child-should-be-given-the-best-possible-opportunity/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [“I actually attack the concept of happiness. The idea that—I don't mind people being happy—but the idea that everything we do is part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/i-actually-attack-the-concept-of-happiness-the-idea-that-i-don-t-mind/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our children are watching, we should concentrate on trying to reduce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/some-researchers-sensibly-suggest-that-rather-than-worrying-too-much/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [If I were asked about what to do about the level of insecurity and anxiety in contemporary Australian society, I wouldn't start with politics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/if-i-were-asked-about-what-to-do-about-the-level-of-insecurity-and/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [One of the most important responsibilities of leaders in any setting - including business organisations - is to tell us our own story; to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/one-of-the-most-important-responsibilities-of-leaders-in-any-setting/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [Recounting their histories, people often sound like interested bystanders to their own lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/recounting-their-histories-people-often-sound-like-interested/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [With increasing frequency and growing vehemence, you hear people saying they are ashamed to be Australians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/with-increasing-frequency-and-growing-vehemence-you-hear-people/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [I wish we didn't have to own up to a policy deliberately designed to inflict suffering on people who have already been traumatised in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/i-wish-we-didn-t-have-to-own-up-to-a-policy-deliberately-designed-to/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [It is the misfortune of contemporary leaders, across the whole spectrum of Australian life, that the community's demand for strong leadership is growing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/it-is-the-misfortune-of-contemporary-leaders-across-the-whole/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [“You have five hundred Facebook 'friends'? That simply means you've redefined 'friend' to make it something like 'a contact I exchange data with'.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/you-have-five-hundred-facebook-friends-that-simply-means-you-ve/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/it-seems-inevitable-that-the-magic-of-the-written-word-will-fade/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [Still, most of those effects occur in the context of harmless play and it is patently obvious that children are not normally turned into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/still-most-of-those-effects-occur-in-the-context-of-harmless-play-and/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

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