--- title: The Optimism of Julie-Inman Grant description: "There is much to be Optimistic about: The optimism of Julie Inman Grant" image: https://www.centreforoptimism.com/hubfs/Woman%20splashing%20colorful%20paint%20from%20a%20can%20-%20isolated%20over%20white%20background.jpeg --- ###### [Check out Our latest insights on Optimism](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/blog) [![Centre for Optimism_Logo](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/hubfs/Centre%20for%20Optimism_Logo.svg)](https://www.centreforoptimism.com?hsLang=en) - [Home](https://www.centreforoptimism.com) - [Subscribe](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/subscribe) - [Why Optimism?](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/whyoptimism) - [What is Optimism?](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/whatisoptimism) - [The Optimism Principle](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/blog/theoptimismprinciple) - [Need Optimism?](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/services-and-workshops) - [The Optimism Workshop](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/workshop) - [Victor Perton - That Optimism Man](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/victorperton) - [Magnetic Optimism for Organisations](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/magnetic-optimism-workshops) ![Close Icon (3)](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/hubfs/Close%20Icon%20(3).svg) ![Search (2)](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/hubfs/Search%20(2).svg) ###### [Australian Leadership](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/blog/tag/australian-leadership) # The Optimism of Julie-Inman Grant Australian eSafety Commissioner [Julie Inman-Grant](https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-inman-grant-0637035/)is an infectiously optimistic leader.   That's the sort of leadership the 2020s demands and Australia needs.   > "There is much to be [#optimistic](https://twitter.com/hashtag/optimistic?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) about!" > That's what Julie Inman Grant [@tweetinjules](https://twitter.com/tweetinjules?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) told [@optimistleader](https://twitter.com/optimistleader?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)[#optimism](https://twitter.com/hashtag/optimism?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#optimist](https://twitter.com/hashtag/optimist?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#leadership](https://twitter.com/hashtag/leadership?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)[https://t.co/QSjlvZz96I](https://t.co/QSjlvZz96I) > > — Optimistic Leaders Inspire! (@optimistleader) [October 19, 2021](https://twitter.com/optimistleader/status/1450516399575666688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Thank you [@optimistleader](https://twitter.com/optimistleader?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) for focusing on the positives! Leadership is hard & has its ups & downs but how can leaders have vision without having optimism for what is possible in the future? > > — Julie Inman Grant (@tweetinjules) [November 21, 2018](https://twitter.com/tweetinjules/status/1065144713705996288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Feeling a great sense of optimism about the emergent generation of Australian leaders who are already driving significant social change now. They are priming the pumps for even more meaningful change into the future! Shout out to ⁦[@Chanelcontos](https://twitter.com/Chanelcontos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)⁩ this Monday morning! [pic.twitter.com/mpRKhvnEfJ](https://t.co/mpRKhvnEfJ) > > — Julie Inman Grant (@tweetinjules) [March 26, 2023](https://twitter.com/tweetinjules/status/1640123125030608896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)     > Mike Baird has always been all class. Love his optimistic & supportive leadership- even from the sidelines. [https://t.co/Y1HoBMzSGh](https://t.co/Y1HoBMzSGh) > > — Julie Inman Grant (@tweetinjules) [August 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/tweetinjules/status/1292363545607192577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > .[@hinduja](https://twitter.com/hinduja?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Thank you for contributing to that online well of optimism the [@eSafetyOffice](https://twitter.com/eSafetyOffice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) & [@netsafeNZ](https://twitter.com/netsafeNZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) were seeking to harness in seeking strategies to help us realise the online world we want! We feel very privileged to have been bestowed with an [#esafety19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/esafety19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) blog! 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