The Leadership Myth Why Leadership Principles Do Not Work In Sub Saharan Africa
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The Leadership Myth Why Leadership Principles Do Not Work In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Toye Sobande
language : en
Publisher: Toye Sobande
Release Date : 2021-11-30
The Leadership Myth Why Leadership Principles Do Not Work In Sub Saharan Africa written by Toye Sobande and has been published by Toye Sobande this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-30 with Business & Economics categories.
Africa is a continent rich in human and material resources yet perceived to be bereft of leaders imbued with requisite leadership skills to harness these resources for her growth and development. There are plausible reasons why universally acclaimed leadership principles do not work in Sub-Saharan Africa. This book posits that these leadership principles were Eurocentric principles forced down the throat of Africans by their heavy-handed and exploitative colonial masters who cared less about the sociology and anthropology of the peoples of Africa, and their governance structures, which hitherto worked for them in their different locales and settlements. It argues that pre-colonial Africa was not utterly primitive, lacking leaders nor bereft of leadership principles as painted by the European colonialists who were everything but altruistic in their dealings with the peoples of Sub-Saharan Africa. To buttress this point, it paints a rich canvass of several defunct kingdoms across Sub-Saharan Africa whose leaders exhibited excellent leadership skills and organisational prowess that ensured order and stability in and within their domains. Painfully, the fall or decimation of these kingdoms cannot be delinked from the partitioning of Africa by the Europeans at the Berlin Conference. Indeed, the fall of Africa began at the Berlin Conference. To solve Africa's leadership challenge, today's leaders of Africa must study the pre-colonial leaders of Africa and the leadership skills they exhibited, which engendered cohesion, order, peace, and development in their domains, and by so doing adopt those leadership principles that are centred on the norms, mores, cultures, and traditions of African peoples, known as "Afrocentrism." The book goes further to list out the benefits derivable from adopting the concept of Afrocentrism if Africa wants to regain its lost glory while stressing that Eurocentric leadership will never work in Africa because Afrocentric leadership principles are tightly hinged on the ubuntu or 'omoluwabi' principle, which places a huge emphasis on communalism, collectivity, and unity of purpose, as well as on empathy for others unlike the Eurocentric leadership principle, which is straitjacketed, individualistic and devoid of empathy. Africa is not as bereft of quality leaders as painted by European colonialists and neocolonialists; the book extolls the leadership, managerial and organisational skills of notable and globally acclaimed leaders such as South Africa's, Nelson Mandela, Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Akinwunmi Adesina also of Nigeria, and a host of other Africans who has shown that Africa does not lack the people, but even in this 21st Century; parades men and women who have and still holds their own on the world stage across professions and human endeavours. This book is a must-read for academics/scholars, students, politicians, administrators, and if you are not any of those, you are still asked to get a copy. It will open your minds and eyes to Africa's great potential if she finds solutions to her leadership challenge.
Rare Total Leadership
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Author : Hellicy Chakosamoto Ngambi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08-06
Rare Total Leadership written by Hellicy Chakosamoto Ngambi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-06 with categories.
Studies and writing on leadership have never been so vital for Africa as right now. The natural endowment of many African countries and the remarkable progress made in growing many African economies are compromised by the misguided choices and decisions of the continent's political and economic leadership. There is enough evidence to suggest that Africa is on the right path and full of possibilities -to reach the goal we have only to address the values and principles that many of our leaders embrace. Indeed a disconnect between intellect, spirit and the will to sweat on behalf of the people means the Head, Heart and Hands do not work together, and that is always to the detriment of the people and the delivery of services that our people need. This book makes the link very clear and explores the challenge for Africa as well as the predicament Africa finds itself in. Even though the leadership principles and values proposed here have relevance globally, this is a book that Africans, especially, but also those who are concerned about Africa, need to read. We need to ponder our leadership challenges and how they affect the future of Africa and our place in the 21st century. Africa's young people, who dominate the continent's population, have to adopt a new value system so that Africa can reap the dividends that come from being a 'youthful continent'. The author offers constructive alternatives that can help us protect our common future. She provides qualitative and quantitative evidence to support her arguments and presents a compelling case for RARE Total Leadership-leading with the Head, Heart and Hands-in a simple, practical way that can be applied at all levels of society.Phumzile Mlambo-NgcukaPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was the former deputy president of the Republic of South Africa, the highest position ever held by a woman in the country. She is currently running the Umlambo Foundation, which focuses on leadership and education.
Handbook Of Accounting Accountability And Governance
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Author : Garry D. Carnegie
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2023-10-12
Handbook Of Accounting Accountability And Governance written by Garry D. Carnegie and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-12 with Business & Economics categories.
This Handbook explores how accounting, accountability and governance are interconnected, and demonstrates that they must operate effectively together in establishing good personal and organizational behaviour in entities of all types around the globe. It will be crucial for academic researchers working within the fields of accounting, economics, corporate governance, accountability, management and business and be beneficial for accounting, economics and management professionals seeking to clarify and expand upon their knowledge for effective application.
Translations On Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : United States. Joint Publications Research Service
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
Translations On Sub Saharan Africa written by United States. Joint Publications Research Service and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with categories.
Leadership In Independent Africa Six Decades On
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Author : Kofi Anani
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2024-02-22
Leadership In Independent Africa Six Decades On written by Kofi Anani and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-22 with Business & Economics categories.
Africa needs fresh thinking on its leadership and governance challenges, particularly when it comes to the disconnects between traditional leadership models and governance structures within the modern state. In this open access book, Kofi Anani finds ways forward through the Blended Representation Principle (BRP), which stipulates that power be shared between leaders selected on the basis of Western-democratic ideals and leaders chosen on the basis of traditional African norms and conventions. Drawing on his research and professional experience, Anani shows how incorporating the BRP into African leadership and governance thinking would encourage more voluntary public participation in politics, guarantee transparency and accountability in decision-making, particularly when it comes to the use of public resources, and ultimately encourage more public confidence in leaders. Anani also provides concrete suggestions for how to achieve all this, not through quick fixes, but rather through educational campaigns directed at public officials and through new communities of learning and practice designed to champion the BRP in villages, schools, workplaces, places of worship, and other social organizations. This book is a must-read for all scholars and students of postcolonial governance and leadership, and it is of keen interest to anyone concerned with how Western-style state-making might ultimately find a balance with other, indigenous modes of social organization. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective.
Handbook Of Positive Youth Development
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Author : Radosveta Dimitrova
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-10-22
Handbook Of Positive Youth Development written by Radosveta Dimitrova and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-22 with Psychology categories.
This handbook examines positive youth development (PYD) in youth and emerging adults from an international perspective. It focuses on large and underrepresented cultural groups across six continents within a strengths-based conception of adolescence that considers all youth as having assets. The volume explores the ways in which developmental assets, when effectively harnessed, empower youth to transition into a productive and resourceful adulthood. The book focuses on PYD across vast geographical regions, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, North America, and Latin America as well as on strengths and resources for optimal well-being. The handbook addresses the positive development of young people across various cultural contexts to advance research, policy, and practice and inform interventions that foster continued thriving and reduce the chances of compromised youth development. It presents theoretical perspectives and supporting empirical findings to promote a more comprehensive understanding of PYD from an integrated, multidisciplinary, and multinational perspective.
Leadership Management Studies In Sub Sahara Africa
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Leadership Management Studies In Sub Sahara Africa written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
Israeli Development Aid To Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Karolina Zielińska
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-03-01
Israeli Development Aid To Sub Saharan Africa written by Karolina Zielińska and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-01 with Political Science categories.
This book deals with Israeli development aid to Sub-Saharan Africa countries as a part of Israeli foreign policy. The analysis is framed by the concept of soft power: an assumption that development cooperation increases attractiveness of the donor and contributes to constructive bilateral and multilateral relations. Israel is a particular case of a donor, as it concentrates on technical aid and its aid is motivated by a particular set of ideological and pragmatic motives.Covering the period since the 1950s till today, the book analyses particular Israeli resources relevant for African development and the system and contents of Israeli development aid, with a particular focus on a new phenomenon of the engagement of businesses and NGOs.Zielińska explores the geopolitical context of Israeli aid for Sub-Saharan countries and the recipients’ perception of Israeli aid; asking if and how these attitudes influence the recipients’ behaviour towards Israel within their bilateral relations as well as on multilateral forums. Contributing to the knowledge of development diplomacy as a form of expression of soft power and as a tool of foreign policy, it will be of interest to international relations’ students and faculty as well as to other people professionally dealing with Israeli foreign policies.
Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985-09
Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-09 with categories.
The Roles Of Peace And Security Political Leadership And Entrepreneurship In The Socio Economic Development Of Emerging Countries
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Author : Adu-Amanfoh Francis
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2014-01-31
The Roles Of Peace And Security Political Leadership And Entrepreneurship In The Socio Economic Development Of Emerging Countries written by Adu-Amanfoh Francis and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-31 with Political Science categories.
The works of contemporary global security and political analysts, and experiences from today’s highly industrialized nations, conclude that the existence of peace and security, effective and exemplary political leadership, and sustained entrepreneurship are critical ingredients and catalysts for national socio-economic development. Certainly, these ingredients have helped in building the nations of the ‘developed world,’ but how can these ingredients help the nations of the ‘emerging world’? This book searches for a response and lessons to be learnt. Hence, the purpose of the book, essentially, is to examine the roles that peace and security, political leadership, and entrepreneurship can play in the sustainable socio-economic development of emerging countries, exemplified by sub-Saharan Africa. The book first reviews the nature of the ‘emerging world’, discusses the subject matter in detail, and concludes with a compendium of lessons to be learnt by, primarily, political leaders, national security practitioners, entrepreneurs and investors, and academicians.