Mark of a leader ‘not in his top grades’

Summary of Mark of a leader

‘not in
his top grades’
taken from The Straits Times Friday
April 4 2008 H11

Academic grades may be important for identifying a future political leader but would not the top criteria that we are looking out for.
Straits times interviewed 10 people with 4 As in their A levels, in response to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s in looking out for a successor, the 10 traits they suggested are “competence, capability, leadership qualities, especially EQ aka Emotional quotient.
An efficient leader would display his /her intellectual as well as problem solving skills, when crisis arise.
One of the examples is the co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates is also a school dropouts.
“Grades are important at the entry point but over the years, they become less and less important.”
PM Lee also highlighted that local talent lost is going to pose a problem for the government to find potential leaders.
However some believe that the problems isn’t brain drain but the lack of interest in politics in our young generation.
People may also get caught up with their desires and dreams, that they do not see the point of getting involve in politics.

Personal opinion

Ohh YES we should not judge a person’s leadership potential based on his/her academic grades.

Oh yah sure, try telling your parents and they will kill you(that’s what I did. Haha).

Well, it may seem that currently, our society is seeking for non-academic qualities, but the truth is they look at your grades more than your inner qualities. Without a couple of decent certificate, you will just have to starve to death. This is the world we are living in. Most of us study (or mug???) throughout our life as students, hoping to get good certificates and eventually a job that we desire.
A small comment: I just feel that the 10 people are too naïve or proud just because of their excellent academic results.
Ohh back to the issue, it seems that the apathy for politics in the youngsters poses a greater challenge than brain drain. Taking me for example, I seriously do not like political issues and I would prefer science related stuff such as research papers and findings. Youngsters nowadays have their own dream to pursue and I trust that most of us do not like to get involved in politics, unless you really want to serve the people and the country. If not for GP I don’t think that I will get in contact with political issue.lol
In conclusion, not everyone cut out to be a leader. Being a leader requires one to meet the minimum academic level, possess the qualities required, and the passion to do politics, don’t you agree?

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