In essence, avoiding corruption in leadership requires recognizing that "intelligence" needed for ethical governance is often slow, reflective, deeply empathetic, and unwavering in its commitment to moral accuracy, even when faster, less scrupulous paths appear more "efficient" in the short term.
My husband and I were just having a conversation regarding this earlier this morning.
It's about selecting and nurturing leaders who embody the best of our naturally evolved cognitive and emotional capacities, rather than those who prioritize a narrow, task-oriented efficiency that can easily be perverted.