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.”
The speaker asserts that those in power in enterprise should step down after five years. It might be tempting to agree with the idea on the basis that permanent leadership would lead to company’s depression. However, the speaker overlooks certain negative effects brought about when those with experience are relegated.
The rules, making sure that the power should be under supervision, must be created so as to keep the whole enterprise from corruption. Without supervision, it is easy to make individual’s power out of control, always following with lack of justice. Consider Ancient China, where Emperor was managing the country with unshakable authority. In those years, what most ministers valued was not how to assist their Emperor in governing the country rightfully, but was how to build a strong relationship with the Emperor and the same time push others out. On the contrary, those ministers, who were really concerned about the state, were frequently enraging the Emperor for their straightforward words. Finally, the people around Emperor were inept while the capable were pushed out. In history, these countries were easy to corrupted and conquered by others. What was the main reason to this phenomenon? It was because of the absence of someone whose duty was to inspect the power from the Emperor and had capability to impeach the power if necessary.
But, when this system has been established, it is no need to set a rule that leader should be taken by others after period. Because a leader’s experience and influence sometimes is invaluable for the enterprise. We all are familiar with Apple Inc., which may be the most successful company in consumer electronic market for its aesthetic design. When we are talking about Apple, we would never forget to mention its CEO-Steve Jobs. Jobs played an important role in Apple’s growth. The company’s best-well known products, such as Macintosh, IPod and IPhone, which all are brought to us under Jobs’ impulsion. His aggressive management makes him the idol of Apple, for Apple’s price was decreasing when some newspaper reported his healthy problem. It is not sensible to resign such a genius, because Apple will keep vitalized as long as the company is under his leadership.
Additionally, the suggestion that leader should be relegated in after a period would lead to many other negative effects. When a CEO is resigned, it is not easy to look for another people to take place in a short time. And nobody can make sure the newer would do better than the older. What’s more, if the manager is frequently changed in a company, it is difficult to make company generate its unique culture, which is the symbol of a success company. For example, when we are talking about Microsoft, Bill Gates and his aggression would come to our mind.
In sum, a system of supervision is necessary in a company or country, because it is able to forestall the corruption from leadership. Nevertheless, whether a leader should be relegated is due to his capability and justice but not time. After all, the leader with rich experience is essential to enterprise’s vitalization.