Leaders are not just born to the role. They are born, then made - and sometimes unmade by their own actions. A leader who is not attuned to his or her followers soon becomes a leader in limbo and invariably then fails. Connectedness, compassion, empathy, integrity, humility, reasonableness and a determination to be effective are the keys to attuned leadership. An attuned leader can step boldly into an uncertain future with the certainty that followers will lend their support. In this richly reflective discussion of leadership and transformation the author provides a guide to what constitutes ethical leadership in local and global contexts, for business, politics and government. In a world where tyrants abound in corporations and in states, Attuned Leadership provides a...
Dr Reuel J Khoza is currently Chairperson of the Nedbank Group and Aka Capital, and Director of several companies including Old Mutual PLC, Sasol Oil, and Nampak. He has served on the board of JSE Limited, been involved in the formulation of the King Codes on Corporate Governance, and is Fellow and President of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa. Dr Khoza’s qualifi cations include a BA Hons in Psychology, MA in Marketing, EngD (Business Leadership) and LLD (Honoris Causa). He is Emeritus Professor Extraordinaire of the University of Stellenbosch Business School and Visiting Professor of Rhodes Investec Business School. Reuel J Khoza’s previous books are Let Africa Lead and The Power of Governance (with Mohamed Adam). In October 2011 Penguin published Reuel’s book Attuned Leadership. http://www.reuelkhoza.co.za
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