The purpose of this study is to review about the leadership of General Kim
Gyeong-Cheon’s who acted as anti-Japanese activist in the maritime and to give inspiration
to the future generations. I chose General Kim Gyeong-Cheon for the numerous
anti-Japanese activists because his life story had been unusual and outstanding leadership
and the high worth of the study. The research methods were reviewed literatures as a
handwritten diary of General Kim Gyeong-Cheon 『Kyeong-Cheon-A-ILOK』, the press
presentation, the Russian information released data, and NIS materials.
As a result, The leadership of General Kim Gyeong-Cheon could be divided into three
types, such as the following leadership, the servant leadership, and the charismatic
leadership of transformational leadership.
First, the following leadership could be found in his passion for Napoleon as a role model
while he was studying in a Napoleonic at the Japanese Imperial Army Academy as a
follow-up model. It was the following leadership of Napoleon’s Leadership. Second, the
servant leadership is the leadership he showed Manchuria exile in 1919. He was a
independent school instructors of Gee Cheong-Cheon who was three years younger than
him. In the next ranks, Gee Cheong-Cheon was the principal of Shinhung Military school.
He did not take any rest for himself and spent dedicated position for homeland’s
independence. Third, the charismatic leadership which was one under the transformational
leadership riding a white horse, he showed yelling and leading in the fight against the
bandits and Japanese military.
The leadership of General Kim Gyeong-Cheon is a good example which can adopted by
South Korean military leadership as a role model for today. Unfortunately, his illustrious
merits were completely devastated by the Soviet regime, they were distorted, and even the
name was stolen. Therefore, today's descendants will have to reevaluate and look up to the
name of general Kim Gyeong-Cheon and his leadership.