Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, defended her leadership style, emphasizing the importance of accountability and improvement over mere praise. She addressed dissatisfaction from party workers after her remarks during an all-staff call. Badenoch stressed the necessity for dedication among staff and acknowledged the party's challenges following their recent exit from government. She pointed out that the public's trust must be rebuilt for the Conservatives to regain popularity and highlighted the need for both criticism and encouragement to foster a high-performing organization.
"Leadership isn't just about telling everybody how great they are - sometimes it is about telling them how to improve. Quite frankly, one of the thing we are seeing in this country is millions of people out of work and not enough people pulling their socks up and getting back on their feet."
"We need to make sure we understand what is going wrong. That is we have just been kicked out of government - the public aren't going to rush back to us just because Labour are doing badly, we need to rebuild trust with the public."
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