Ministry of Environment Employees Select Directors Kim Dong-jin and Shin Jin-su as 'Role Model Senior Officials'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] Twenty-three officials, including Kim Dong-jin, Director of the Water Resources Policy Bureau, and Shin Jin-su, Director of the Water Integration Policy Bureau, were selected as the Ministry of Environment's 'Role Model Senior Officials.'

The Ministry of Environment Officials' Labor Union announced on the 30th that, after a two-day voting process involving 1,153 employees from affiliated institutions starting on the 24th, 23 senior officials at the director and division chief level were chosen as this year's 'Role Model Senior Officials of the Ministry of Environment.'

At the headquarters level, Director Kim Dong-jin of the Water Resources Policy Bureau and Director Shin Jin-su of the Water Integration Policy Bureau were selected.

At the division chief level at headquarters, the following were named: Yoo Seung-kwang, Head of the Air Environment Policy Division; Kim Ji-yeon, Head of the Water Policy General Division; Seo Young-tae, Officer in charge of Innovative Administration; and Lee Jeong-yong, Head of the Air Management Division.

From affiliated institutions, 17 officials were selected, including Yoo Seung-do, Head of the Environmental Health Research Department at the National Institute of Environmental Research; Kim Ho-eun, Head of the Environmental Monitoring Team at the Geumgang River Basin Environmental Office; and Min Jung-gi, Director of Planning and Evaluation at the Daegu Regional Environmental Office.

When surveyed on the most essential virtue for organizational leaders, 'personable communication skills (45.4%)' was chosen. This was followed by 'ability to present vision and integrate/coordinate (23.0%)' and 'work execution based on principles and conviction (12.3%).'

The type of senior official that employees least want to work with was 'performance-focused only and indifferent to employee grievances (33.3%),' which received the most votes. This was followed by 'authoritarian lone wolf type (26.1%)' and 'lack of conviction and decision-making ability (16.7%).'

This survey was conducted to allow Ministry of Environment employees themselves to propose desirable leadership within the organization and to foster a horizontal organizational culture where senior officials and employees mutually care for and respect each other.

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