As a new Joint Secretary, today brings the opportunity to demonstrate proactive leadership. You will initiate a review of a long-pending file, aiming to accelerate its movement through established channels.

Your proposed solutions to a minor inter-ministerial coordination issue will be noted. However, the existing 'standard operating procedures' for such issues will require a formal committee meeting before any deviation can be approved.

Expect a positive but non-committal response to your suggestions. Your zeal will be appreciated, but the systemic inertia of several preceding administrations will remain largely unperturbed.