By Pang SokheounEvery nation always wishes to have a good leader because, as John C. Maxwell says that, “Everything rises and falls because of leadership”. Historically, a good leader is the fundamental of strengthening national economy, and cementing and heightening the national pride and identity. Yet a bad leader is the evil of the nation.
As Koun Khmer said there are many theories that “Leadership” can be defined, but to share with you I just personally and politically want to say that, “Leadership is the commitment of serving the people and the nation.”
In this sense, leadership is characterized by competence, respect, rule of law, example, responsibility, sacrifice, integrity, strong political will, and empowerment. And these characteristics of leadership give a leader the VISION that he is motivated and committed to serving his people to achieve his goal - the health of the nation.
This theory of leadership in fact has already enlightened by our greatest leader ever born- King Jayavarman VII. This proved by his political philosophy of leadership which states that, “The suffering of his people is his suffering”, which plays as the key motivation to achieve his commitment to serving his subjects and the Empire.
Proudly speaking, He is the King who is the most powerful, yet he is the powerless with his people. The sense is because he leads by consciously listening to his people, what his people need, and what he is obliged to do to serve them. He is the King who all the people willingly follow and serve; yet he has no followers and servants. This is because he and his people are ONE (basing on his philosophy of leadership). He is the King who is the richest, yet he has nothing. This is justified because his Empire was the richest one in Southeast Asia, and this wealth was for the well-being of his people for he built hospitals, irrigations, bridges, roads, etc. With these, he gave us the great identity as the “CIVILIZED PEOPLE and NATION”.
This is the leadership that I mean. It is the leadership that a leader is committed to serving his people at all cost under the principles of social and economic justice, democracy, and the rule of law. He is even willing to lead himself to step down from the power when he consciously knows that he is not qualified to lead. In short, it is the commitment that a leader prioritizes the interests of his people and nation at the top.
Lastly, I wish Hun Sen to open his eye and try to improve his leadership in serving the country by standing on his own feet and emulating the good example of our greatest King Jayavarman VII.
This theory of leadership in fact has already enlightened by our greatest leader ever born- King Jayavarman VII. This proved by his political philosophy of leadership which states that, “The suffering of his people is his suffering”, which plays as the key motivation to achieve his commitment to serving his subjects and the Empire.
Proudly speaking, He is the King who is the most powerful, yet he is the powerless with his people. The sense is because he leads by consciously listening to his people, what his people need, and what he is obliged to do to serve them. He is the King who all the people willingly follow and serve; yet he has no followers and servants. This is because he and his people are ONE (basing on his philosophy of leadership). He is the King who is the richest, yet he has nothing. This is justified because his Empire was the richest one in Southeast Asia, and this wealth was for the well-being of his people for he built hospitals, irrigations, bridges, roads, etc. With these, he gave us the great identity as the “CIVILIZED PEOPLE and NATION”.
This is the leadership that I mean. It is the leadership that a leader is committed to serving his people at all cost under the principles of social and economic justice, democracy, and the rule of law. He is even willing to lead himself to step down from the power when he consciously knows that he is not qualified to lead. In short, it is the commitment that a leader prioritizes the interests of his people and nation at the top.
Lastly, I wish Hun Sen to open his eye and try to improve his leadership in serving the country by standing on his own feet and emulating the good example of our greatest King Jayavarman VII.
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