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

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

The effectiveness of a public leader depends on many qualities: vision, ability to communicate ideas and values, task commitment, full knowledge of the problems of the community, skills in taking advantage of the resources available to maximize success, among others. However, the final outcome of his work, that should be the improvement of the community living standards, i.e. the greater good, will only be achieved by a person that has high moral and ethical values and who lives and works following this core principles.

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