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TOPIC: ISSUE70 - "In any profession-business, politics, education, government-those in power should step down after five years. The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership."
WORDS: 659 TIME: 0:36:41 DATE: 2007-4-5
I disagree with this claim because it is too assertive to say in any profession leaders should step down after five years. The conclusion should vary in different cases.
In political field, it is necessary to change leaders after a certain period such as five years, because absolute power leads to absolute dictation or despotism. People's desire always expands with their power and authority. A country governed by a leader will become a despotic country which will finally bring the country chaos and depression. Chairman Mao, the leader of new China, dragged the country into chaos of Cultural Revolution during which many people were purged or killed. Although at that time, many people tried to prevent the revolution because they thought it as crazy and irrational, they failed to stop the break-out because the power was hold on Mao's hands and no one could oppose against him. If the leader can maintain his power for a long period, the destiny of the whole country will be dependent on his or her own intellect and decision, which is extremely dangerous because no one can always be right. Once the leader makes some mistakes, the entire country will suffer. Therefore to change the leadership from time to time is sensible and better for enhancing democracy.
In the commercial area, the regular change of leadership is not necessary. The only reason for changing a leader in an enterprise is that he or she can not improve the benefits and profits of the enterprise. Carleton Fiorina, the CEO of HP company who was only in charge of the company for around six years, was fired because of her failure in creating profits. In contrast, Bill Gates has been the top leader of Microsoft for about 20 years before he retired from the throne. The difference is that Bill kept creating more wealth and profits for his enterprise. If he was replaced just after five years after he established the company, maybe we will never see the birth of Windows which has brought the revolution in the Information Age, and no doubt the Microsoft will lose a lot or might come into death without his leadership. Therefore, to set a certain period for leaders in commercial area is inappropriate and useless. Profits and performance is the only criteria for change of the leadership.
In the educational field, it is even detrimental to set such a rigid period for leaders, especially for these professors, because the experience and knowledge are essential for a good leader in education, both of which need to be accumulated in a much longer period than just five years. A lecturer needs to learn how to teach student at the start, and by doing more researches and studies will he or she become a professor who is more qualified to cultivate senior students. The process often takes decades to accomplish. If we simply replace the professor after only five years, then all his or her knowledge and experience obtained during the last decades could be wasted as a result. Even if he or she can hold a lower position to continue to teach students, his or her morale and confidence will indisputably be impaired or even damaged because the lack of respect for the efforts and accumulation he or she has spent. To maintain a persistent position for their leadership is to honor them for their contribution and efforts. Therefore, it will be too hasty or even cruel to change the leaders in the academic area after a certain time, especially a short period such as five years.
In sum, the change of leadership in every profession seems not always to be a good deed. The conclusion should be varied according to certain realms. In some realms such as politics we should take the suggestion to benefit the society while in other areas we should consider the benefits and disadvantages of the suggestion before we make the decision to replace our leaders.
[ 本帖最后由 iq28 于 2007-6-23 12:26 编辑 ] |
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