You see, what I understand about ethics and morality is that they are intertwined in a way that you cannot be a leader without having the ethics and morality to lead people by example. A priority should be placed on exemplary leadership. Exemplary leadership is the kind of leadership that you need to lead people in the best standards that one can ever aspire to in life.
I also want to mention that leadership starts at home. Just like charity begins at home, as a leader, you must be able to culturally and morally train your family in a way that they will positively contribute to society. Before you think of becoming a leader, you must address this issue because that is the problem we have today. We find leaders from disregarded family backgrounds, and nobody is even talking about it. Nobody is talking about where they come from, but what we're interested in is just somebody who can campaign around, bring out many crowds, or who is only protecting their own personal interests, either as politicians, businesspeople, or citizens.
My own standard of choosing a leader revolves around the character, morality, and ethics of that person as a politician before I support them as my preferred choice. I carefully check their activities and antecedents in their community, their political engagements, and their impact on society at large. I observe how their children and their neighborhood respond to their character, and what ethical values they are providing to society.
Take an example from the likes of Nelson Mandela; these are leaders who portray character, morality, and ethics in politics. Exemplary leadership is one that leads by example, a leader that you would be proud to have your child emulate, not a leader that is corrupt. These are some of the characteristics that you should look for in whoever you decide to represent you.
Representative leadership is different from any other kind of leadership. This is not monarchy; this is not barbarism; this is the modern era. You choose a leader by example, a leader who can represent you in terms of ethics, morals, character, and the right behavior that you need to instill in yourself, your children, and future generations. So, the stories of these leaders are told even in their absence, and children learn by example. This is the kind of leadership I advocate for.
With that being said, character, morality, and ethics are some of the most fundamental components of leadership, and those are the things that you must consider before choosing the right leader. Thank you.