“Service” rather than “steering” is the catchword for government role in
public service nowadays. From what we know about human nature, a civil
servant’s personality and its development are critical to government service.
The ability and behavior of civil servants would also be improved by developing
their personality and that, in return, would better serve public interests.
In view of the importance of personality development of civil servants,
this article is devoted to analyzing the relationship between personality development
and public service from several standpoints before coming to
several important conclusions.
Normally the personality of civil servants will positively interact with
public service. That is to say, the better civil servants develop their personality,
the better they will serve the public. On the other way round, the better
public service is, the better public servants will develop their personality,
and vice versa. Therefore, in order to maximize public interests, improving
public service and developing the personality of civil servants are two key
issues on which the government should focus.