This study used questionnaire research and individual interviews to make a thorough research on the public’s understanding of “flattering leaders” .The study found, in public opinion, the motivation of people who flatter leaders includes two aspects, “interest-driven, meeting the needs for power and interests” and “adapting to the environment, meeting the needs for development”. The reasons why leader-flatterers are put into important position are “system limitation”, “the needs of the leaders’ power and interests” and “the leaders’ emotional deflection”. The measures of eliminating this phenomenon that a person who flatters leaders will be promoted are as follows: consummating systems, enhancing quality and strengthening supervision. The study also found that the opinions of different subjects on “flattering leaders” are consistent on the whole, but are different partly. Meanwhile, the public considered that great importance should be attached to honest men with good quality structure.