Mapo District Holds Power Abuse Prevention Training for 420 Executives and Team Leaders

On July 21, Park Gangsu, Mayor of Mapo District in Seoul, attended a training session on preventing workplace power abuse for executives and middle managers held at the Mapo District Office, where he emphasized the importance of improving wrongful practices and fostering a culture of integrity within the organization.

Park Gangsu, Mayor of Mapo District, is delivering a greeting at the training session on preventing workplace power abuse for executives and middle managers. Provided by Mapo District Office.

Before the training began, Mayor Park stated, "Executives and middle managers are not only the bridge but also the core driving force of our organization," and urged, "Since your actions have a significant impact on shaping our organizational culture, let us all work together to improve wrongful practices and build a culture of integrity."

This training session was organized to create a sound organizational culture within the public sector and to enhance internal integrity. It is being held over two days, on July 21 and the upcoming July 23, for approximately 420 participants, including bureau, division, and team leaders, as well as grade 6 officials without managerial positions.

The lecture was delivered by Park Jongwon, Head of the Safety Audit Team 1 at the Seoul Metropolitan Government Audit Committee. The session covered the code of conduct for public officials, types and prevention of workplace power abuse, and real-life case studies.

Meanwhile, Mapo District has operated the Integrity Task Force three times this year, and has implemented effective measures such as abolishing the "Executive Appreciation Day" and prohibiting work instructions outside of official working hours.