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African Leadership

Powerful Paradigms for the 21st Century
2023 ᛫


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Summary


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.

Table of contents

  • 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

About the authors



Rob Elkington, PhD., is an Assistant Professor with Trent University, Faculty of Business. He is also 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. In addition, Rob is a facilitator with the UOIT Management Development Centre and a Senior Lecturer with the Stellenbosch University School of Public Leadership.

Faith Wambura Ngunjiri is Associate Professor of Ethics & Leadership at Concordia College, USA.

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 Lecture at the University of KwaZulu Natal, Graduate School of Business and Leadership.

Erwin Schwella is the founding Dean of the newly established School of Social Innovation at Hugenote Kollege, South Africa. He is also a full Professor of Public Leadership at the Tilburg University Law School, Netherlands.

Nico de Klerk is a film archivist, film historian and Senior Researcher at Utrecht University, Netherlands.