Mediocrity of government leaders

Government leadership in democracies or totalitarian states tends toward the mediocre. They are incapable of inspiring, or administrating, leading or managing. The selection processes eliminate those who can inspire and manage. In western democracies the values of selecting candidates by parties are governed by advertising considerations, such as, being photogenic and being acceptable culturally, religiously and ethnically and by political considerations, such as, party loyalty and size of power base within the party. Leadership qualities are not very important. In totalitarian systems of government, the selection process are either bureaucratic or violent neither of which tend to result in great leaders.

Ethnic frictions which have dominated the political agenda in post-communist eastern Europe, call into question the calibre of the new leaders, particularly in Yugoslavia and the new Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

1. Mediocrity
2. Inadequate leadership
3. Governmental incompetence

1. Self absorption of political leaders
2. Second class states
3. Passive leadership
4. Parochial leadership posture
5. Insufficient councilman support

1. Unethical practices of government leaders
2. Underdevelopment of countries
3. Professional lying
4. Poor international relations
5. Political apathy
6. Negative personal relationships between leaders of countries
7. Misconduct in elected public office
8. Loss of confidence in government leaders
9. Inappropriate local administrative organization
10. Impoverishment of political debate
11. Frustrated talent in government posts
12. Deception by government
13. Criticism of official institutions
14. Abusive national leadership

1. Undervaluation of community service
2. Political immaturity
3. Entrenched politicians
4. Corruption

1. Raising standard of world leaders
2. Providing sufficient political strength of character
3. Increasing amount of qualified government officials
4. Challenging mediocrity of government leaders
5. Abstaining from political aspirations

1. Shortage
2. Self-government
3. Mediocrity
4. Lack
5. Incompetence
6. Government
7. Competence
8. Character