We must have the courage to Bend it like Beckham, to go around the walls to attain the goals of people-centricity, balanced innovation, and stronger governance. I am sure you will reach deep and find the courage to bend it like Beckham one day after another, as we are in a marathon and not a sprint.
In the early 1990s, I remember Governor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi’s reluctance to accept my proposal to create a Statistical Division within the Research Department on the grounds that the Bank’s economists were those who knew best which statistics were needed, and therefore were also best suited, as potential users, to being involved in their production.