{"id":84507,"date":"2019-01-02T00:11:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T06:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=84507"},"modified":"2019-01-01T16:27:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T23:27:52","slug":"governance-and-psychology-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2019\/01\/02\/governance-and-psychology-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance and Psychology -2 The Democratic Socialist Republic of SriLanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Kanthar Balanathan<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>What is Intelligence<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.&#8221; an eminent man of great intelligence&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Intellect, <\/em><em>intellect,\u00a0mind,\u00a0brain,\u00a0brains,\u00a0brainpower,\u00a0powers of reasoning, judgment, understanding, comprehension, and quickness of mind.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The collection of information of military or political value. <\/em>&#8220;the chief of military intelligence&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0True Meaning of Intelligence\u00a0Essays. &#8230; This simple\u00a0definition\u00a0is often used by many common people, but a more in-depth\u00a0definition\u00a0is the ability to derive information, learn from experience, adapt to the environment, understand, and correctly utilize thought and reaction\u201d (APA\u00a0Dictionary\u00a0of Psychology:\u00a0Intelligence) &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A typical dictionary definition of\u00a0intelligence\u00a0is the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge.\u201d\u00a0Intelligence\u00a0includes the ability to benefit from past experience, act purposefully, solve problems, and adapt to new situations.\u00a0Intelligence\u00a0can also be defined as the ability that\u00a0intelligence\u00a0tests measure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Separate good leaders from a bad one.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Honesty and Integrity. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Inspire Others. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Commitment and Passion. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Good Communicator. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Decision-Making Capabilities. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Accountability.<\/li>\n<li>Delegation and Empowerment. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Creativity and Innovation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Essential Characteristics for Good Leaders<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Courage.<\/li>\n<li>Caring.<\/li>\n<li>Optimism.<\/li>\n<li>Self-control.<\/li>\n<li>Communication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unescap.org\/sites\/default\/files\/good-governance.pdf\">https:\/\/www.unescap.org\/sites\/default\/files\/good-governance.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Sarah_Forberger\/publication\/269107473_What_is_governance\/links\/548173090cf22525dcb61443\/What-is-governance.pdf\">https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Sarah_Forberger\/publication\/269107473_What_is_governance\/links\/548173090cf22525dcb61443\/What-is-governance.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Political Corruption<\/p>\n<p>POLITICAL\u00a0CORRUPTION\u00a0IS THE USE OF POWERS BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OR THEIR NETWORK CONTACTS FOR ILLEGITIMATE PRIVATE GAIN. &#8230;\u00a0FORMS OF CORRUPTION\u00a0VARY BUT INCLUDE BRIBERY, EXTORTION, CRONYISM, NEPOTISM, PAROCHIALISM, PATRONAGE, INFLUENCE PEDDLING, GRAFT, AND <strong><u>EMBEZZLEMENT<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Corruption Perceptions Index<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>CPI<\/strong>) is an index published annually by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transparency_International\">Transparency International<\/a>\u00a0since 1995 which ranks countries &#8220;by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.&#8221;<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corruption_Perceptions_Index#cite_note-cpi-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The CPI generally defines\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corruption\">corruption<\/a>\u00a0as &#8220;the misuse of public power for private benefit.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ref: <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corruption_Perceptions_Index\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corruption_Perceptions_Index<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The CPI Index reflects that SriLanka has an index of 36 as against 90 for Denmark in 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us conclude who are the champions of <\/em>BRIBERY, EXTORTION, CRONYISM, NEPOTISM, PAROCHIALISM, PATRONAGE, INFLUENCE PEDDLING, GRAFT, AND <strong><u>EMBEZZLEMENT in SriLanka?<\/u><\/strong>.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To be continued<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanthar Balanathan What is Intelligence The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.&#8221; an eminent man of great intelligence&#8221; Intellect, intellect,\u00a0mind,\u00a0brain,\u00a0brains,\u00a0brainpower,\u00a0powers of reasoning, judgment, understanding, comprehension, and quickness of mind. 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