Product Description
The Spirit of Leadership
Author: Reuel Khoza
Format: Paperback
Reflections on Business and Faith
In 2023, Reuel Khoza unsealed a letter to the future, which he had written in 1999 when he was chair of Eskom, at the time recognised as the best power utility in the world. It was an optimistic letter, expressing hopes that have since been dashed by corruption and maladministration – by a failure of ethical leadership.
Khoza has written about leadership before – considering the importance of intelligence, emotional intelligence and social awareness. Now he broadens his focus to explore the role of spirituality – a ‘faith quotient’ – in transformational leadership.
The Spirit of Leadership is about faith in humanity and, above all, faith in God. It is about being an African and a Christian, and a strong believer in the virtues of ubuntu, Africa’s philosophy of humanness. It is about ancestral wisdom and modern leadership. It is about progress through ethical behaviour and good governance in business. Finally, it is about innovations of the spirit that are needed to save South Africa – and indeed the world – from a spiral of despair.
This is a vital and timely book for a country that needs to rediscover its moral compass.
About the Author
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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