What do you want in a Leader?

[Genesis]

What's most important trait, to you, for a leader to have? Or traits?

Do you consider appearance? Age? Style of dress?

A good looking spouse? well dressed? well liked? Appears in charity and addresses public issues?

What about public speaking skills? languages spoken?

Is it connections? Families? Friends? Political party? Successes in life?

Is it an education? Foreign or domestic? Well read? Cultured?

Is it down to earth? high and mighty? a Man's man? A leader of women?

A family man? A player? A friend of Children(not in a weird way)?


What is it?

I didn't include policies, as that I think has more to do with the party/government than say one person.

I personally think Appearance, well spoken, well dressed, educated, presentable spouse, good education.

I think is the most important, a country's leader really represent a nation, Deng was a great leader, but his image sort of makes China look backwards and old. China certainly was that at his time, but didn't have to shove it down people's throats.

 

[xunzi]

Public spoken is very important. Ability to calm the public through speaking is an important trait. Appearance is important but not so much as spoken language. I also think intelligence and education is very important. Deng Xiaoping and Zhou Enlai are elite leader in modern China history.

 

[Panther 57]

@xunzi @Genesis
First and the foremost requirement of a leader is to lead from front and by example. Without this essential element all other secondary qualities will not bear any fruit. And China does not have to go anywhere else for an example. Chairman Mao.

 

[xunzi]

@xunzi @Genesis
First and the foremost requirement of a leader is to lead from front and by example. Without this essential element all other secondary qualities will not bear any fruit. And China does not have to go anywhere else for an example. Chairman Mao.

Chairman Mao might be a good revolution military leader but he is a poor civil leader. Actually he is a poor administrative leader. He's not in Deng/Zhou's leadership level.

 

[Mritunjaya]

What's most important trait, to you, for a leader to have? Or traits?

Do you consider appearance? Age? Style of dress?

A good looking spouse? well dressed? well liked? Appears in charity and addresses public issues?

What about public speaking skills? languages spoken?

Is it connections? Families? Friends? Political party? Successes in life?

Is it an education? Foreign or domestic? Well read? Cultured?

Is it down to earth? high and mighty? a Man's man? A leader of women?

A family man? A player? A friend of Children(not in a weird way)?


What is it?

I didn't include policies, as that I think has more to do with the party/government than say one person.

I personally think Appearance, well spoken, well dressed, educated, presentable spouse, good education.

I think is the most important, a country's leader really represent a nation, Deng was a great leader, but his image sort of makes China look backwards and old. China certainly was that at his time, but didn't have to shove it down people's throats.

What your questions tell us is that this is what Chinese look for in your leader.

 

[Panther 57]

Chairman Mao might be a good revolution military leader but he is a poor civil leader. Actually he is a poor administrative leader. He's not in Deng/Zhou's leadership level.

Well he may have had short comings, but he was a leader and I just specified basic element of leader, which can be military, religious, political or even rebel.

 

[Lightningbolt]

Great leaders are people like Chairman Mao and Vladimir Putin.

Both are tough no nonsense leaders that the west hates because they do the best thing for their country.

 

[RazPaK]

I would like to lead my own people out of ignorance, greed, and bigotry.

I am by no means, a perfect human being.

 

[PlanetWarrior]

Chairman Mao was a great leader for his time. He was exactly what the Chinese needed to be driven into a single independent nation. If Chairman Mao however assumed any position of power in today's China, he would most probably have faced a firing squad. Modern day China has little patience for excess and corruption by its officials. We must not remain blind to the fact that Chairman Mao faltered in both those respects.

 

[GDan]

I think the ability to sing show tunes would come in handy.

 

[Lightningbolt]

Chairman Mao was a great leader for his time. He was exactly what the Chinese needed to be driven into a single independent nation. If Chairman Mao however assumed any position of power in today's China, he would most probably have faced a firing squad. Modern day China has little patience for excess and corruption by its officials. We must not remain blind to the fact that Chairman Mao faltered in both those respects.

Yes at that time when China was weak and under foreign occupation we needed a strong revolutionary leader like Chairman Mao to kick out the imperial foreign bastards out of China and restore proper independence to China. He was also the best for our military development as we developed nuclear weapons, ICBMs and a strong military. We also did very well in wars under Chairman Mao's leadership.

But he was not very good for our civilian sector development. For that we needed a leader like Deng to do that. But Deng could never do what Chairman Mao did because he didn't have the ruthlessness of Chairman Mao to kick out the foreigners. Deng was not really a leader of men with charisma that could get popular support behind him like Chairman Mao did.

Chairman Mao was a revolutionary, Deng was not.

 

[Götterdämmerung]

The last election has shown that unfortunately most people in my country prefer a leader who either sits on his/her fat arse doing nothing when confronted with problems and wait till the storm is over or crawl up the behind of the USA.

I hope Merkel will fail to find a coalition partner as she single-handedly destroyed her last partner. It will be no fun for her to rule without majority.

 

[xunzi]

Yes at that time when China was weak and under foreign occupation we needed a strong revolutionary leader like Chairman Mao to kick out the imperial foreign bastards out of China and restore proper independence to China. He was also the best for our military development as we developed nuclear weapons, ICBMs and a strong military. We also did very well in wars under Chairman Mao's leadership.

But he was not very good for our civilian sector development. For that we needed a leader like Deng to do that. But Deng could never do what Chairman Mao did because he didn't have the ruthlessness of Chairman Mao to kick out the foreigners. Deng was not really a leader of men with charisma that could get popular support behind him like Chairman Mao did.

Chairman Mao was a revolutionary, Deng was not.

If our Chairman Mao had the civil vision of Deng and diplomatic skill of Zhou, he would be the ultimate leader in the 20th century!

This sum up very nice in the contrasting style of Mao and Zhou:

"according to Henry Kissinger, the American diplomat who had extensive dealings with both men:
Mao dominated any gathering; Zhou suffused it. Mao's passion strove to overwhelm opposition; Zhou's intellect would seek to persuade or outmaneuver it. Mao was sardonic; Zhou penetrating. Mao thought of himself as a philosopher; Zhou saw his role as an administrator or a negotiator. Mao was eager to accelerate history; Zhou was content to exploit its currents."

Also compatriot, Deng is not a weak leader. He might look soft, weak, and short from the outside but when it comes to negotiation on territory, he ain't ******* around. Just like when he intimidated British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher into a non-negotiable return of Hong Kong to China. He gave the ultimatum to the British either to return or he took it back by force. Little do we know, the British scared the **** out of our little elder compatriot.

 

[PeaceGen]

What's most important trait, to you, for a leader to have? Or traits?

Do you consider appearance? Age? Style of dress?

A good looking spouse? well dressed? well liked? Appears in charity and addresses public issues?

What about public speaking skills? languages spoken?

Is it connections? Families? Friends? Political party? Successes in life?

Is it an education? Foreign or domestic? Well read? Cultured?

Is it down to earth? high and mighty? a Man's man? A leader of women?

A family man? A player? A friend of Children(not in a weird way)?


What is it?

I didn't include policies, as that I think has more to do with the party/government than say one person.

I personally think Appearance, well spoken, well dressed, educated, presentable spouse, good education.

I think is the most important, a country's leader really represent a nation, Deng was a great leader, but his image sort of makes China look backwards and old. China certainly was that at his time, but didn't have to shove it down people's throats.

I think focussing on these 'qualities' (quoted in bold) will get you corrupt leaders.

The most important and frankly ONLY important attribute for any leader / politician / government official is for them to serve the people without looking to enrich themselves during or after their leadership.

 

[Panther 57]

The last election has shown that unfortunately most people in my country prefer a leader who either sits on her fat arse doing nothing when confronted with problems and weit till the storm is over or crawl up the behind of the USA.

I hope she will fail to coalition partner as she single-handedly destroyed her last partner. It will be no fun for her to rule without majority.

In unipolar world you dont get third tenure without these qualities.

I think focussing on these 'qualities' (quoted in bold) will get you corrupt leaders.

The most important and frankly ONLY important attribute for any leader / politician / government official is for them to serve the people without looking to enrich themselves during or after their leadership.

Very well said. And that is what the world is getting in most of the cases. Leader has to be an inspiration for its followers. He has to be in the same shoes to inspire and motivate.