浅析《道德经》对现代政府领导者职业素养提升的重要启示

The Enlightenment from Tao Te Ching to Promote the Professional Achievement of Government Officials

《道德经》中蕴含着丰富的治国之道、立身之德和修身之法,对于现代政府领导者职业素养的提升有积极的借鉴意义。《道德经》对政府领导者的类型和利弊、如何成为一个好的领导者等做出了形象深刻地描述和阐释,提出了领导者能力的四重境界;它告诫领导者在职业修养上要具备少私寡欲、善下不争、自明自律、慈爱俭朴等优秀品质。

Tao Te Ching, which contains insightful doctrines of running the state and profound principies of self-cultivation, carries deep implications for the improvement of government administrators＇ professional accomplishment. Through the discussion of types of government administrators, the advantages and disadvantages, and the way to be a competent administrator, the paper defines the four strong points of leadership, i.e. virtue, integrity, self-discipline and thrifty, which are the key elements for the professional achievement of government officials.