Power and Influence demonstrates how the indigenous wisdom contained in African proverbs and folktales can be used to enhance modern life. The timeless wisdom contained in African proverbs and folktales enriches self-development and positive influence. The inspiring results provide deeper understanding of self-development and self-leadership, forming a solid foundation for leadership effectiveness at all levels.This book is among the first to consciously acknowledge and demonstrate...

"Animal Farm" Prophecy Fulfilled in Africa: A Call to a Values and Systems Revolution discusses why deep levels of poverty and suffering persist in Africa despite all the successive regime changes over the last half century. It discusses why more people are poorer now than they were in the colonial era. The author argues that this is so because most of the leadership change efforts on the continent focus on replacing individuals rather than changing or overhauling the negative systems and ...

Cultivating Personal and Organizational Effectiveness presents a holistic understanding of personal and organizational development. It builds on the African concept of personhood and community known as ubuntu and draws on insights from the wisdom contained in African proverbs. Malunga shows that the human spirit is the missing link or ingredient in most change efforts and initiatives. Most individuals and organizations are not able to surface, identify, and confront their shadows to enable...

Oblivion or Utopia: the Prospects for Africa explains that most of the problems on the continent stem from the fact that, although the continent may be politically independent, it is not economically independent. Efforts to reverse the continent's continuing underdevelopment have failed to date, including trillions of dollars in aid, because they have not been consciously aimed at enabling Africa to turn its vast natural resources into wealth, which is the only known way of ensuri...

The task environment of NGOs is changing rapidly and significantly, making new demands on their management and leadership. This Companion discusses the complexities involved. It illustrates how NGOs can maintain performance and remain agile amidst increasing uncertainties. These factors include the position of NGOs in civil society, their involvement in governance and coping with the effects of the securitisation of international aid.Complementing The Earthscan Reader in NGO Managem...

From India's bestselling business books author, this exclusive ebook brings together two outstanding pieces by Subroto Bagchi, co-founder and presently Chairman, Mindtree, and bestselling author of business books in India.In 'The Idea of Leadership', he draws upon examples from across industries and businesses to outline the essential qualities of a true leader, while in 'Our Search for Innovation' he gives a remarkably insightful account of the nature of ...

Learn Forward is a fresh and hopeful philosophy of learning and human development guiding us to create a more organic learning path for a child; nurturing their growth from the inside out. The five most important journeys of a child are faith, worthiness, selfhood, belonging, and changemaking. The tree serves as the metaphor. As a child weaves back and forth, circling and diving deeper into their five journeys, they are growing and developing like a bird close to home. Each journey inextri...

In the past 25 years, organizational culture, systems and operations which were thought to be fail safe have been seen to collapse.Major corporations have suffered from systems implosion. At the same time, nations like Iraq and Afghanistan have been invaded to bring about change, democracy and new leadership. Others have experienced a revolution and an implosion, particularly the Arab Spring. The wind which blew across the Middle East brought a change to Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Li...

"This is an important book at an important time. Waking up to who we are within the world allows us to learn and master strategies that optimize health, and ultimately guide us to our destiny. As a physician and wellness coach, I find the philosophy of Kensho to be a vital tool both in my medical practice and my personal life. I believe in Susan Steinbrecher's work and endorse it completely." –Dr Jim Nicolai, Medical Director, Andrew Weil, MD Integrative Wellness Center at Miraval Change y...

Anyone can become wealthy that is willing to follow the basic principles of industry and frugality; the two main pillars that stand the frame of prosperity. This is the core message of Growing Money Trees.In the series of What I Want My Child To Know, this book is the third. It comes in six reader-friendly chapters. Each chapter begins with a key message; a success principle you need to know, then the steps you must take, and finally, a call to action.Chapter one deals with...

Parents are the worst thieves is to the evolving world an answer to the enigma that has perplexed generations,limited many and stagnated the conformers, it is a revolution,transformational ,a sort of metamorphosis inducer , it has been touted as the knowledge contained within the pages will replace "one conceptual world view with another.Science has told us that no two individuals can behave alike, irrespective of similarities or the fact that the shared the same womb, no two human...

Every year millions of people make their "New Year's Resolutions" and every year many of those same people make the same resolution again. Are you one of those people? Do you know why you are not achieving your goals year after year? I know you start out the year strong and determined that this will be the year you will lose weight, go back to school, buy a home, look for a new job, complete that project etc… and you suddenly find another year has gone by and your list is not only the same...