The word leadership has become quite trending in today’s world. With the frequency of it’s use in our daily vocabulary, you would think we already have enough of it, but interestingly organizations, communities and even nations are constantly in search of it. What exactly is leadership? Is it the same thing as having authority, occupying …
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In our last post, we posed several questions in an attempt to define the term leadership, as distinct from authority. The common use of the word leader, which actually refers to those in positions of authority, further lends confusion to our understanding of the concept. Reference is made to certain individuals as great leaders, whether …
We will proceed further from our last post to examine the purpose of Authority. Recall, we previously defined authority simply as a relationship in which Party A entrust Party B with power in exchange for a service. So generally, authority is not entrusted in a vacuum, but always attached with the attendant responsibility to do something. …
I have frequently heard the saying, “Everything rises and falls on leadership”. I do agree and align with the statement to the extent that it refers to leadership as an activity and not a position. But it does appear that the reference to leadership in the above statement, for most individuals relates to those occupying …
Leadership Lessons from the life of a 6-year-old. Our post last week focused on the practice leadership in marriage and how beyond having authority, what ensures a healthy union are the leadership activities carried on in the marriage by both partners. Sunday the 27th of May, was marked as Children’s Day and presented an opportunity for us to …
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By Edbert Abebe “Having just a few minutes ago sworn on the Holy Book, I intend to keep my oath and serve as President to all Nigerians.” “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody” I am sure a good number of Nigerians can recall the above words from the lips of President Muhammadu …
In our earlier posts, we examined the meaning of authority and the nature of an authority relationship, in support of our assertion that leadership is not the same as having authority. ‘Leadership’ is about mobilising people to make progress on difficult challenges. Leadership is demonstrated in the context of problems and challenges and the actions …