Gwangju Dong-gu Holds 'Gonggam Talk' with District Mayor

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 18th that it held a 'Sympathy Talk' event with new employees and the district mayor on the 17th.

Sympathy Talk is held once a week with about 10 employees attending, where they freely share self-introductions, opinions on district administration, difficulties, and other topics without a set agenda, engaging in open discussions with the district mayor.

Since the launch of the 7th local government, Dong-gu has been conducting this event to communicate with employees and is improving communication methods among staff to create a flexible and horizontal organizational culture internally.

Additionally, by fostering a workplace community and collaborative culture, the organization freely discusses and diagnoses issues across the organization and district administration to seek development through creative thinking.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, "Since the 7th local government, we expect creative changes in the organization through leadership transformation," adding, "We will change the authoritative and vertical organizational culture to create a workplace atmosphere where employees can work with open minds freely and joyfully."

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