To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral standards

More news and reports about scandal, bribery and corruption of the public officials are revealed by the global mass media now, which remind us to seek a suitable measure for evaluating the performances and achievements of public officials. People trend to establish the ethical and moral criterias to judge the quality of a public official, while as is known to us, to be an effective leader, public officials should hold more characteristics significant rather than …

…you and me with shortcomings as we have. But these flaws do not prevent them from being outstanding leaders, and people rationally can tolerance and accept them together with the great contributions and achievements. In sum, when people intend to evaluate a public official's performance and effeciency, they should take a more comprehensive and profound view rather than only stand on the position of ethicality and morality, though such merits are prerequisite but not determinant.