When a leader develops the skill to convert negative conflict into creative tension, they have found the secret sauce for developing high performance teams.
The first is its willingness to personalise its products and brand in the person of Steve Jobs, and the second, the astute skill of Jobs in performing his role as chief cheer leader.
More than any Labor leader before him, this one has recognised the Howard government's skill in appealing to those who live in the suburbs and worry more about how to bring up their children than about grand political gestures.