A member of the Supreme Court bench has described honesty and transparency as traits of good leadership that should be practised by people in leadership.
Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh stressed the importance for leaders to work in the open and avoid hiding things from their subjects.
Speaking over the weekend at the installation of the students’ government of Ricks Institute in Virginia, outside Monrovia, Cllr. Ja’neh said that leaders who lead by example are good leaders, because it is one of the traits of good leaders.
He challenged officials of the student government of Ricks to strive to live above reproach, because according to him they are being watch by their peers and others.
Justice Ja’neh called on the president and officials of the school to set standards for themselves by doing what he termed, the little things that matter.
The Supreme Court Justice said it is necessary for student leaders to be time caution because according to him those who they serve are watching.
“Respect for time as a leader is not just by talking,” he said.
He made reference to former President William R. Tolbert who was very time cautions to the extent that he dismissed public officials who would come to work late.
Ja’neh recollected that former President Tolbert was always at work on time, and set example by being on time at programs.
He also called on the student leaders of Ricks to always keep their promises to students and “said your words should be like manager check.”
“When you promised a person makes sure you fulfill that promise. Don’t promise those things you know you can’t keep. It is important you keep promises,” the Supreme Cour Associate Justice told them.
Ja’neh cautioned the student leaders about the important of building a team because “you are more effective more when you work as a team.”
He asked them not to just build any team, but team of like minds that would focus on the task of providing quality service.
Officials of the student council government of Ricks were installed by Associate Justice Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh, who lauded the school administrator and Principal Dr. Olu Manjay for the transformation at the school.
She said that she is a testament to the level of impart the school was making in the life of Liberian students because she her daughter is enrolled at the institution.
In an inaugural statement, Ricks Institute Student Council Government President, Christopher A. Lavall, Jr. lauded his fellow students for electing him as their president and promised that his leadership will not dwell on empty promises.
He said he would double up on efforts in making Ricks a more convenient environment for all its students and instructors.
“Fellow students and partisans, we are pleased to inform the students that the election is over, we must hold together regardless of our political affiliations and creed because Ricks is a unique family and we are all dragons,” student Lavall said.
Lavall disclosed that with the assistance of the administration, his government intends at first to improve on some good health habits and hygiene, noting “any community that is not clean, stands the risk of experiencing health hazard.”
According to him, his administration has already started to draw up plans in working with the school’s health club in providing health tips to students of Ricks.
“Secondly we will reawaken the spirit of volunteerism and servant leadership which are just in accordance with our schools’ motto which states “not for self but for others,” the Ricks Student Government Council President said. Report by Alloycious David