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Watch Julie’s videos and reels for insights on leadership, navigating complexity, and building stronger, high-performing teams.
Strengthening Public Finances in Times of Crisis
Julie discusses how countries can strengthen their public financial management systems to better withstand economic crises. She highlights the importance of aligning PFM and civil service reforms and advocates for a bold, well-planned “big bang” approach to drive meaningful public sector change.
The trust dividend is real
Trust as Infrastructure: The trust dividend is real - higher performance, lower friction, faster recovery. It’s not sentiment. It’s structure.
Trust as Infrastructure Ep. 5
Leadership isn’t about sticking to the plan - it’s about knowing when to pivot. In Egypt, I inherited a $200M reform plan that could’ve collapsed the system overnight. Speaking up wasn’t easy, but it saved the reform - and preserved trust. Sometimes the bravest move is to rewrite the script.
Trust as Infrastructure, Ep 4
In Afghanistan, we built a national treasury system powered by trust, not technology. Local treasurers travelled for days through snow to deliver handwritten ledgers - and every cent reconciled. They told me, “You trusted us, and now our schools are getting built.” Even in crisis, trust can hold a system together.
Trust as Infrastructure, Ep 3
Trust isn’t a government thing - it’s good business. At Costco, staff turnover is under 6% in an industry where 60% is the norm. At Patagonia, 90% of employees stay. That’s what happens when organisations build systems on trust, not control. Because when you trust people to show up - they do.
Trust as infrastructure, Ep 2
A bold experiment in 1970s Canada quietly proved what most economists still miss. When you give people financial stability - and trust them to use it well: 👉 Health improves 👉 Education improves 👉 The economy strengthens The program was called Mincome, and its results were extraordinary. Trust isn’t soft economics. It’s structural performance.
A keynote that shifts how your leaders see trust.
