Honesty, integrity and selflessness are the basic attributes of a good political leader. These qualities can be mapped through careful and responsible analysis of political leadership, when the inquiry is premised on the merits and understanding of politics and how formal political organizations are led or managed.
Winning should not be the main leadership motivator; a call to duty should be. I also believe that everything should be done in moderation, and if leaders must mount convincing electoral campaigns, they must do so within discretionary limits. With that said, I understand that there may be the need to incorporate external attributes to augment leaders’ appeal, but such augmentation must be responsibly applied. This is the only way that the true idea of political leadership, one of the key functions of the party structure in a democracy, can be preserved.
Good, honest, and selfless leaders of integrity always represent the people well, and it is the people’s responsibility to keep those leaders in check. But in order to do that, the people must be convinced – at all times – that those leaders are indeed remaining true to form.
There is this quiet and personal feeling of conviction that someone gets which says that a leader honestly cares about them. This feeling is and has to be personal, but when added up, that feeling should resonate through the people of conscience. To know this, such opinions must be responsibly measured. Based on the results of my field survey, Dominicans think that Lennox Linton leads Roosevelt Skerrit in the key categories of political leadership and those qualities (as elaborated on earlier) are honesty, integrity, and selflessness.
You may wish to incorporate other qualities into the discussion, but I had not measured those and cannot responsibly comment one way or the other. Let me state, however, that the other variables which could impact leadership outcomes are flamboyance, charisma, eloquence, style, whit, tact, amity, showmanship (
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What I think would have added another dimension is adding the founding political leaders in the mix of this article. How their present-day successors’ measure to those great personalities who help shape Dominica from its infancy (getting its independence to how it is today).
OKAY!!! So are there only three political leaders in Dominica? Is there such a political party called The Dominica Freedom Party (DFP). Does it have a leader? YES it does. It is Economist, Kent Vital. Did you think he was not worthy to be included in your analysis or this simply a UWP article disguised as an analysis look at DLP and UWP leadership profiles and strategies?
HAHAHA – Freedom is Dead. When was the last time you heard anything? if Mamo was there, then maybe you had a chance at a few seats. But with the lack of Leadership in DFP. It’s impossible to keep the main alive, muchless win a seat.
Pawol, really great Article – this type of discussion and analysis is missing in today’s journalism circles. It’s really in-depth and I think unbias in its final anlysis.
Article is just justification and marketing for UWP. He trying to hide it as if is analysis, but PAWOL we know where your allegiance is.
I am sorry that’s not journalism. The article is too long. Filled with desperate nuances and rhetoric. Its really a pathetic attempt to boost the image of the UWP leader. I expected better from Alex – he paints this picture of being fair/balanced and walking the divide – but in reality, he is just another pen piece for a failed UWP.