African Leadership - by Rob Elkington & Faith Wambura Ngunjiri & Gloria J Burgess & Xoliswa Majola & Erwin Schwella & Nico de Klerk (Hardcover)

About the Book

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.

Book Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.