Governance & Leadership offers a roadmap to better governance – not just in terms of individual leaders but also by suggesting solutions to encourage a fertile and sustainable culture of worldclass leadership.

The world is currently experiencing a crisis in leadership – reflected in widespread public distrust and criticism, due to growing incidents of poor leadership and bad decision-making.

This is no different for South Africa. The Auditor Report has highlighted the need to strengthen leadership and governance capacities of most of the local government administrations by appointing qualified professionals and bridging the current skills gap. All this points to a serious need for not only formal education but also training, experience and, above all, inspiration in leadership across the nation, the continent and the world.

Governance & Leadership addresses this urgent need directly – and with a particular focus on the human aspects. Every success or failure can ultimately be traced to human attitudes and behaviours. Leaders’ values, and their ability to make good decisions, communicate well and work together, can make all the difference between failure and success.

Features 

· Local content

· Invites the reader to reflect on their own views and values about the subject. It argues that better results come from mastering four levels of governance:

· Personal

· Interpersonal

· Intergroup

· Systemic

About authors:

Lynn Carneson McGregor (M.Phil. Soc Ed.) University of London. Senior Fellow University of Stellenbosch. An internationally recognised corporate governance practitioner, advisor, mentor, coach, key-note speaker, writer and researcher. Experienced Chair and NED.

Dr Namane Magau (D.Ed., Harvard University) Former Chair NTP Radioisotopes SOC Ltd, Past Exec Vice President CSIR. NED of leading institutions, parastatals and well-known companies in the private sector.

Part I. The meaning of governance 

• Chapter 1 Being human – a workable framework 
• Chapter 2 Governing and leading within a democratic context 

Part II. Self-governance 

• Chapter 3 Why self-governance? 
• Chapter 4 Self-awareness – the starting point 
• Chapter 5 Self-development
• Chapter 6 Self-governance – summary and conclusions 

Part III. Leading together. Interpersonal-governance. Boards/governing bodies 

• Chapter 7 Leading together – interpersonal governance
• Chapter 8 Formal functions and roles

Part IV. No leader is perfect 

• Chapter 9 Human flaws. The hero’s journey 
• Chapter 10 Corruption is the cancer of the soul
• Chapter 11 Summary and conclusions