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08 Editorial
The Mantle of Leadership
T
he recent alleged sexual assault committed by the IMF chief, Dominique-Kahn, has sent a
shockwave through world society comparable to the storm caused by Italian Prime Minister
Berlusconi and his steamy misadventures. While sexual crime is readily condemned, Mr
Dominique’spositionhasstirredmuchdisappointmentamongpeople,amplifyingthemagnitudeofhis
misdeeds. It is not just in the political arena, however, that people entrusted with authority, trust, and
respecthavecausedgriefwhentheyfailmorally.Generally,besidesbeingcapable,societyalsoexpects
theirleaderstobeofcertainmoralqualityandavoidmakingcontroversialvaluejudgments.Koreaand
itsuniversities,includingHUFS,arenoexception.
Leadership, I feel strongly, is synonymous with power. While the circumstances surrounding each
leader’s ascension to power and the way they exert their authority is never the same, a leader whose
ordersbearnoweight,islikealionwithoutitsteeth.Therefore,thepowertodictateaswellastomake
the final call is a very critical facet of leadership that ultimately gets things done. But while people
generally respect their leaders for being higher up in the hierarchy of command and will follow their
commands, they also expect their leaders to not give in to the inner failings of normal men and abuse
thechargegiventothem,whichbringsmetomysecondpointonleadership.
Besidespower,leadershipisalsolinkedtomorality.Leadershipwithoutethicsisadouble-edgesword,
having the potential to cause great harm. Just look at the trouble caused by the creative accounting of
Enron’sChiefFinancialOfficer,orthedevastationwreckedbyStalinandHitlerontheirnations,orthe
destructionbyShellonAfricatoseethescopeofthedestructioncausedbyjudgmentsmadebyleaders
whoareunbridledbyethics.Withgreatpowercomesgreatresponsibility.Peopleexpecttheirleadersto
beabletostanduptoscrutiny,evenintheirprivatelives,withdoubtsarisingovertheirleadersifthey
makedecisionsthatreekofquestionableethics.Understandably,peoplewilllinktheirleaders’dubious
moralitiesasasignthattheywillnotbeabletocopewithquestionsthattreadwithinthegreyzone.
Having being given the privilege to take over the reigns of The Argus for one semester, I realize
firsthandhowdifficultitistowieldtheauthorityentrustedtomewisely.Beingintheforefront,withthe
mantleofleadershiponmyshoulders,Ifoundmyselfunderthewatchfulglazeofothers.AndIadmit,
in some aspects I did not perform and make the informed choice as expected that are required of my
position.Ithasbeenahumbling,tiring,andyetrewardingshortyetlongmonthsforme,whereIhada
tasteofthedifficultyinutilizingpowerinaneffectiveandyet,benevolentandacceptablemanner.
Therefore, I thank the people at The Argus for giving me this opportunity to learn on the job, and I
hope I did not let them down in their expectations of me. And to you, readers, leadership is not only
aboutbeinggiventhepowertoaccomplishsomething.Itisalsotheexpectationbythepeopleyoulead
tousetherightwaysinordertodotherightthings.
Editor-in-Chief
LeeYeong-eun
www.theargus.org

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