As a woman, my style defines my leadership. It's a gentler, more compassionate approach. I consult, I listen and I compromise where it's in the best interest of the citizens.
Kamla Persad-BissessarToday is indeed an historic occasion when as a first chair-in-office woman I hand over to another woman chair in office, your Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, in the presence of a woman head of the Commonwealth, Her Royal Highness, Her Majesty the Queen of England.
Kamla Persad-BissessarOne of my officers said to me that Trinidad and Tobago is seen like an ATM card... you come in with the card and you come back out with cash. It cannot happen anymore. It just cannot happen.
Kamla Persad-BissessarI am my own womanโฆand was, long before I became Prime Minister. Attending to my familyโs needs only made me stronger as a leader because if you know how to run a home and ensure each personโs particular need is met, itโs the best leadership training you can have.
Kamla Persad-Bissessar