Good leaders, bad leaders

The difference between a leadership that is ordinary and one that is great depends on whether the person we are talking about is a politician or public servant.
They have different goals in their respective fields and are mostly influenced by the type of employment they are engaged in.
The motivation for a public servant is setting the interests of those he serves ahead of his own, whereas the politician considers himself ahead of others.
The politician measures his success in terms of wins or loses – whether it’s a debate, an election or a short-term political battle.
A great leader considers the long-term health of the province or country compared to a mediocre one who is only worried about the next short-term win.
The demarcation between a statesman and a politician today is pretty vague as the later intrudes the former’s administrative arena compelled by personal ambitions.
Elias Kapavore, the Minister for Public Service and a first-timer, is already showing signs of a new breed of leaders in our political system. It is my fervent hope that his leadership character rubs off on the others under the roof in our big house and his microscopic lens can easily pick up and destroy
political schemes at play around the country.

Hook Whe, Via email