Effective Leadership In Nigeria

Author : Dr. Onyema G. Nkwocha
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1468506803
Total Pages : 733 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Effective Leadership in Nigeria written by Dr. Onyema G. Nkwocha and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-01-04 with total page 733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective Leadership In Nigeria: Practical Ways To Build an Effective, Inspiring, Transformational and Visionary Leadership and Governance in Nigeria is mostly based on the current apathetic and virtual lack of effective and visionary leadership situation in contemporary Nigeria and distills the golden gems: - principles, processes, procedures and practical applications inherent in effective, inspiring, visionary and enthusiastic leadership. It attempts at instituting, building and encouraging good, effective, and visionary leadership in the nation and that is currently, virtually lacking. From the outset, the author makes it clear that this writing is not designed to model or fit any known leadership paradigm, theory or management style. Rather, based on relevant research on leadership as it impacts the Nigerian situation, the book attempts to explore what it takes for there to be an effective and good leadership to successfully lead and change Nigeria for the better. The book is written and organized in a way that reflects and captures the contemporary experiences, frustrations, psychological emotions, aspirations and hopes of every Nigerian and perhaps of promising politicians and future leaders who are honestly touched by the virtual vacuum of real and effective leadership in the country, their concerns, questions, dreams, and the expectations that have virtually gone unmet in the past more than half a century. Properly elucidating what leadership means, and differentiating it from rulership this book couldn't have come at a better time to assist Nigeria's leadership-struggles! A masterpiece, Dr. Nkwocha has taken the current apathetic leadership lull and almost leadership void in the nation and set the leadership principles and processes on the cutting edge. The book is a definitive guide to anyone aspiring to the leadership of Nigeria and is therefore in search of meaningful leadership, its principles, processes and pragmatic applications. The book is a must read!

Author : Kingsley Yobe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Role of Effective Leadership in Ensuring Good Governance in Nigeria written by Kingsley Yobe and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dr. Michael Adewale Adeniyi, Ph.D.
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1452060371
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Effective Leadership Management written by Dr. Michael Adewale Adeniyi, Ph.D. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-10-12 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective Leadership Management is about theory and practice of integrating styles, skills and character of today's chief executive officers. It is about what a leader or a manager does to bring about staff efficiency and effectiveness. A leader or a manager is effective when he or she brings about the desired results for the organization by using different approaches to the development of personal and interpersonal effectiveness of the staff by daily decision making, staffing, planning, forecasting, nurturing, coaching, directing, organizing, marketing, encouraging and controlling quality. Effective Leadership Management emphasizes leadership as the intersection of character, knowledge, skill and desire. Management supervises tasks but leadership deals with people who supervise tasks. In other words, management is doing things right, while leadership is doing the right things. Effective Leadership Management styles are achievable by using mixtures of different styles as situation arises. Each leader has to choose style(s) that suits his or her personality and that best represents the values of the organization. In all, a leader has to be transparent with all daily dealings, communicates effectively, be honest with staff members, showing an unbending integrity, at the same time be knowledgeable or skillful about the tasks at hand, and be easy to follow. When an employee is encouraged, motivated and positively appraised, his or her performance will be enhanced. This book strongly emphasizes theory Z by Dr. Ouchi in which a management or leadership style focuses on a strong company philosophy, a distinctive corporate culture, long-range staff development, and consensus decision making. When decisions and policies that relate to customers are being made by an organization, it is important to understand that others such as customers, community, staff, suppliers and stake holders opinions should be considered. This is called a holistic view approach to decision making. It is my hope that readers will find this book useful either as a church leader, school principal or university president, hospital or nursing home administrator, nurse manager or departmental head, company owners or CEO that an effective and efficient leader or manager cannot lead or manage alone by skills or knowledge, but with styles, character, personality, and by example.

Author : Ken Sylvester (SKC). Ogbonnia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781109908138
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Political Party System and Effective Leadership in Nigeria: A Contingency Approach written by Ken Sylvester (SKC). Ogbonnia and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leadership problems have plagued Nigeria since national independence in 1960. The results have been massive corruption, mismanagement of natural and human resources, and the loss of over 2 million lives. Despite abundant literature on leadership and political parties, no work has critically analyzed the various party systems in the context of the Nigerian environment. The purpose of this study was to determine the ideal party system for producing effective leadership in Nigeria. The research questions focused on how the number of political parties could affect democracy and organizational leadership. The qualitative research consisted of reviewing existing electoral data, interviewing 30 leaders, and holding a focus group of 12 different leaders selected from a diverse group of Nigerian socio-political elites. Data analysis included extracting and organizing information from the different cases into a cross-case comparative format and categorizing them into common patterns and themes. The results of the study identified the lack of an effective party system and weak opposition as major contributors to leadership problems. As result, it is recommended that a balanced 2-party system, with full public funding and a truly independent electoral commission, be developed. The presence of a 2-party system could lead to a dynamic legislature, improved checks and balances, and more effective legislative leadership. Nigeria is the world's 6th largest producer of crude oil and strategically important to the continued development of Africa. Developing a vibrant system that fosters effective solutions to long-term problems could have a positive impact on the country and the African continent.

Author : Victor E. Dike
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781494759513
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leadership and Governance written by Victor E. Dike and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leadership and Governance is a collection of essays on political economy, leadership and governance, and corruption and community development, as well as on information technology and education. This book, thus, presents a broad overview of the major problems facing the Nigerian economy. Towards that, the contributors highlight the relationship between good leadership and governance and the economic health of Nigeria as they explore the forces for a meaningful change in the polity. This book asserts that political leaders in Nigeria should be held to a higher standard of leadership and governance in order for the economy to grow and develop for 'common good'. Nigeria's educational system is the foundation for its national development. But this is impossible without investing in human capital (education and health), fixing the existing dilapidated infrastructure and institutions and acquiring technological capability that drive the economy. The power of productivity of the Nigerian economy cannot rise above the quality of its leadership, governance and graduates. Today Nigeria's young democracy is in a state of uncertainty because of ineffective leadership and governance as well as lack of accountability. Since all the essential factors are missing in Nigeria's scheme of affairs, its economy as well as the democracy transition will continue to choke and stagnate. There are myriad ways to reform the Nigerian educational system, improve its quality of graduates and the state of the economy. But closing the nation's higher institutions for five months on the pretext that there is no money to meet teachers demands is not a way to improve the state of education and its weak economy. The trouble with Nigeria's democracy is that the people do not get the type of government they want. For instance, praying to God only, as President Goodluck Jonathan often does, to rescue the nation from its challenges is not by any means a strategy to solve Nigeria's socioeconomic and political problems. His administration needs to adopt a long-term strategy for creating a learning culture to improve the state of education and the security situation so as to tackle its development challenges. This includes motivating the teachers, treating them as professional they really are, and providing them with the tools to effectively educate the youths. Like the Nigerian economy without functional infrastructure and institutions, the leaders cannot strip the teachers of the tools they need to perform their duties and expect them to perform miracles. New challenges require new paradigms. The political leaders should adopt new, effective and innovative methods to meet the needs of the economy, the rapidly growing population and the ethno-religious and politically dynamic society. This book posits that without a paradigm shift in values, beliefs and thinking on ways to reform the Nigerian educational system, as well as to invest in the commanding heights of the economy, its educational system and the economy would remain prostrate with its attendant catalogue of human misery.

Author : Ken Sylvester Ogbonnia.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Political Party System and Effective Leadership in Nigeria written by Ken Sylvester Ogbonnia. and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : M. C. Anuna
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leadership for Education Development in Nigeria written by M. C. Anuna and published by . This book was released on 2003* with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael O. Onolememen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000026353
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Infrastructure Development in Nigeria written by Michael O. Onolememen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-22 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the politics and economics of infrastructure development in Nigeria from Independence in 1960 up to 2015, and the role of good governance in promoting the socioeconomic wellbeing of citizens. Arguing for the need for transformational leadership in infrastructure development, the chapters examine policy issues and survey the various administrative, economic, and social-political reforms that have impacted infrastructure development in Nigeria. The author also discusses current national development plans and Vision 20:2020; challenges to infrastructure development, including corruption; and the future potential of a strong infrastructure network for the economy and citizens. Drawing upon his experience within government departments, as well as existing models of leadership and governance, the author explores the role of infrastructure development in promoting the wellbeing and growth of Nigeria. Combining theory with practical examples of good governance, this book will be of interest for students and researchers of political science and infrastructure development in Africa.

Author : Chizoba "Dr Zee" Ph. D. Madueke
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1453516824
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Regressive Leadership and Governance written by Chizoba "Dr Zee" Ph. D. Madueke and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of the litany of Nigeria's public sector problems is a fundamental crisis of governance. The current crisis of development in Nigeria can be attributed in part to a history of poor governance characterized by corruption, social injustice and political instability. Effective leadership and governance are critical to a country's economic and sociopolitical development. During the 1950s and 1960s Nigerian public sector was regarded as one of the best in Africa, today it is ranked among the worst in the world. The factors isolated include ineffective control of corruption, lack of rule of law, poorly articulated government policies, and poor policy implementations. The implications for Nigeria have been a regressive leadership, poor governance and the lack of social and societal development.

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Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3346841820
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Roles of Leadership in the Public Service. Political Office Holder in Nigeria written by and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2023-03-24 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic Paper from the year 2023 in the subject Organisation and administration - Public administration, grade: 1.5, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE), course: POLITICAL SCIENCE, language: English, abstract: This thesis will provide a broad knowledge on the roles and qualities expected from the leaders in the public service especially the political office holders and their impact on employees' performance in public service. Incompetency in the public service as a result of leadership impacts. Therefore, this study is centre on the roles of leadership in the public service: the Roles of Political Office Holders in Nigeria. The objectives are to assess the roles of leadership in public service, examine the leadership qualities expected from the political office holders in public service and to assess the impacts of leadership on employees’ performance in public service. In getting adequate information for use in this research, literature reviews of previous works were used. Primary data were collected from public servants in Nigeria through the use of questionnaires and were analysed adequately by using frequency distribution and mean score. After the analysis, it was found out that leadership trainings and implementation and maintenance were roles of leadership majorly agreed by the respondents. Competence, empowerment and listening are qualities mostly expected from political office holders in public service. Furthermore, Loss of confidence, incompetency and low turnover by public servant are the most negative impacts of leadership on employees’ performance in public service. Therefore, the study recommends that political office holders should create an adequate empowerment for public servants in order for them to give higher levels of service delivery, increased productivity, and commitment towards achieving the goals of governance.