{Strategy} General: Qualities of a good Administrative Officer

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan quoted Shlokas from the Gita last week to narrate the qualities a good administrative officer should possess. Chouhan addressed the annual service meet of MP IAS officers’ association which was held between December 14 and 16, 2012.

Here are the qualities of a good administrative officer, as elaborated by the CM:
a) Be impartial
b) Free from ego
c) Remain calm
d) Enthusiastic
e) Same emotions in success or failure
f) Perseverance
g) Working with zeal
h) Passionate
i) Leading with foresightedness
j)  Having judicious intellect
k) Having live contact with people and public representatives

Also, as reported in The Pioneer, CM said one should spare time for exercise, prayanam and sports to energise body and mind.

{Startegy} General: Dos and don’ts of behaviour for Chinese bureaucrats

The Western media has highlighted dos and don’ts of behaviour for Chinese bureaucrats which were recently framed by China’s new regime under new leader Xi Jinping. 

Don’ts
•    Participating in a large number of ribbon-cutting ceremonies
•    Massive entourages during foreign trips
•    Traveling in oversize motorcades
•    Organizing brigades of flag-waving students to greet them arriving at airports.
•    Self-indulgent speech

Dos
•    Raise effectiveness of meetings
•    Organize short meetings
•    Give short speeches
•    Avoid empty talk
•    Avoid niceties

Note: I think this article is also important for the interview as we can compare our bureaucratic behavior to the Chinese one (one of the most successful bureaucracy in the world) 

{Strategy} General: Indian Job Analysis 2012