African Leadership is an edited collection enriched by the people who have lived and experienced indigenous leadership first-hand, demonstrating how African leadership is distinctive from usual Western hegemonic paradigms.
Providing an indepth discussion of the components, context, followers, and skills that contribute to the success of African leaders, African Leadership concludes with meaningful applications for 21st-century leaders globally.
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Rob Elkington, PhD., is an Assistant Professor with Trent University, Faculty of Business, and the CEO and President of Global Leadership Initiatives. Rob also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Faculty of Education.
Faith Wambura Ngunjiri, Ed.D. is President and Coach at Global Leadership Development, LLC, as well as Adjunct Dissertation Advisor at Abilene Christian University.
Gloria J. Burgess, PhD, is Visiting Faculty in Transformational Leadership at University of Washington, Northwest University, University of Southern California, and IEDC - Bled School of Management. She is also CEO of Jazz International and Executive Director of The Lift Every Voice Foundation.
Xoliswa Majola, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu Natal, Graduate School of Business and Leadership.
Erwin Schwella, MPA, PhD is an emeritus Professor at Tilburg Law School and Stellenbosch School of Public Leadership. He is currently also the Dean of the School of Social Innovation at Hugenote and the Founding Director of the Centre for Good Governance in Africa. He is also a global fellow of the International Leadership Institute.
Nico de Klerk, PhD, served as Adjunct Professor at Princeton Theological Seminary in Spiritual Theology. He is an associate at the School of Social Innovation at Hugenote Kollege and is the founder and Executive Director of StreetBiz Foundation.
Herausgeber*in
Global Leadership Initiatives, Inc., Canada
Global Leadership Development, USA
University of Washington, USA
University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Tilburg Law School, The Netherlands
School of Social Innovation at Hugenote Kollege, South Africa
Chapter 1. African Leadership - Where Powerful Paradigms are Unearthed through Radical Scholarship and Scholar-Practitioner Dialogue; Faith Wambura Ngunjiri
African Political Leadership
Chapter 2. Leadership Capabilities for the 21st Century Development of Africa: A Paradigm Shift in Political Leadership for Economic Emancipation; Edward O. Akoto, Eunice V. Akoto, and Justice N. Bawole
Chapter 3. Political leadership and Ubuntu for public sector performance in South Africa; S.A. Mthuli, N. Singh, and P.S Reddy
African Healthcare Leadership
Chapter 4. Empowering Women in Leadership: A Transformational Approach to Redefining Healthcare in African Contexts; Kutisha Ebron and Anthony C. Andenoro
Chapter 5. Developing Strategic Relationships and Diffusion Networks for Healthcare Innovation: Saving Lives through Leadership; Anthony C. Andenoro
Chapter 6. African Healthcare Leadership Lessons from the 2014-2016 Ebola Crisis; Pierre Balamou and Paul R. Sachs
Chapter 7. A Demonstration of Exceptional Leadership Amidst the HIV/AIDS Scourge: Chronicling the Journey of Resilience, Courage and Hope of the Former President of Botswana, Festus Gontebanye Mogae from 1998-2008; Keba T. Modisane
African Business Leadership
Chapter 8. Innovative Entrepreneurship in Challenging Contexts: Innovative Human Resource Practices among Ghanaian Female Entrepreneurs; Rachael Hansen-Garshong, Feikoab Parimah, Elias Kekesi, and Collins Badu Agyemang
Chapter 9. African Business Leadership: Powerful Paradigms for the 21st Century Innovation; Nancy L. Bailey
Chapter 10. Black Girl Magic or Queen Bee: An Exploration of Gendered Leadership in South Africa; Aradhana Ramnund-Mansingh
African Grassroots Leadership & African Diaspora Leadership
Chapter 11. Redefining Leadership through Grassroots and Political Leadership: A Story of Three Movements; Trisha Gott, Seydi Ndiaye, Linda Sibanyoni, and Ahmed Afi
Chapter 12. Wangari Maathai - We Can Never Give Up; Susanne Dumbleton
Chapter 13. Embedding a Coaching Culture: Opportunities, Strategies, and Challenges; Jacqueline A. Abuor, Marisa Alicea, Patricia M. Bombard, Margaret Mutiso, Florence Ochanda, Kathleen M. Vaughan, and Neil J. Vincent
Chapter 14. Micro to Macro: From Practitioners to Advocates; Joan F. Burke
Chapter 15. African Leadership in the Diaspora: Collective, Constructionist, and Practice Approaches to Leadership; Abdul-Latif Alhassan and Brandon W. Kliewer
Concluding Section
Chapter 16. Conclusion - What We Learn from African Leadership; Gloria J. Burgess
