Time to change ...Are we?

So we watch TV everyday or read daily newspapers featuring the melt down or recession, trillions which are being promised to save economy and millions which are spent to arrange for a platform to arrive at that decision. We witness historic speeches where our global leaders solicit change and I firmly believe that its time to change and challenge.
The summit that we had recently should have been facilitated through a virtual conference saving the millions which would have evaporated just for leaders to arrive at that summit.
If we say that change is the way forward why don't we change the way we conduct our global meetings...the delegations on peace and the conferences on global warming, the list is endless which would save a lot of money and will be a change from the way we operated a year ago. I do not undermine the human warmth of meeting people, its just that, these times call for it. There is no harm in trying and if it doesnt get us what we want, we can change again and in the worst case scenario we can get back to royal or ceremonial meetings.

The concise message to all leaders (and we all are those leaders) is that its perfect time to practice leadership in everything we do. Be it saving petrol or electricity or for that matter wasting tooth paste. The sooner we realize and cultivate this habit sooner we will be out of this mess.