Now then, how shall we choose leaders?

Here is the advice Moses gave to Israel; I wonder if we perhaps must follow the same if faced with choosing any leader today...

It is found in Exodus 18:21and I put in three translations for our review...

New International Version (©1984)
21. But select capable men from all the people--men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain--and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
New Living Translation (©2007)
But select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as leaders over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.

English Standard Version (©2001)
21. Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
21. "Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.