"Important, exciting, coherent, and comprehensive.... Each chapter is imbued with African cultures and traditions, with indigenous knowledge and languages to recreate and interpret transformative leadership in ways that are thoughtful [and] insightful." ―Carolyn M. Shields, Wayne State University

Desmond Tutu once said, "There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river and find out why they are falling in." The authors of this innovative collection take these words to heart. Embracing a transformative leadership approach, they show how contemporary African leaders are meeting a broad range of challenges as they seek positive change in societies dealing with postcolonial ills and aspirations.

CONTENTS:

• Developing a Shared Understanding of "Transformative Leadership"―S. Swartz.
• Academic Understandings of Transformative Leadership―T. De Kock.
• Leadership and Identity in Pre-Colonial Contexts―M. Makgamatha.
• EVERYDAY CONTEXTS.
• Young Africans Amplifying Leadership Through Documentary Film Work―A. Mahali and E. Paramoer.
• Pathway to Decentralized, Autonomous, and Transformative Leadership―K. Chetty.
• Maggy Barankitse and the Burundian Refugee Community―G. Birantamije.
• What AmaXhosa Leadership Practices Offer to the Discourse on Transformative Leadership―O. Mnqwazi.
• Ubuntu as a Resource for Transformative Leadership―N. Chivasa.
• LEADERSHIP AND GENDER/FEMINISM.
• Women and Leadership―R. Moletsane.
• Feminism as an Integral Part of Transformative Leadership―L. Mwale.
• LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
• Iterations of Transformative Leadership for Higher Education―I. Oanda.
• Transformative Leadership in Resource Constrained Schools―A. Juan and S. Hannan.
• Learning Transformative Leadership Through Student Activism―N. Oyori Ogechi.
• Using Transformative Leadership to "Nibble at Resilient Colonialism"―O. Pusumane and J. Auerbach.
• LEADERSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMMES.
• Shaping a Transformative Approach to Evaluation of Leadership Fellowship Programmes―B. Klugman.
• The Burden of Development Placed on Scholarship Recipients―S.D. Mwamelo.
• Interrogating the Effectiveness of Leadership Programmes―A. Adigun.
• Emergent-Decolonial Development and Youth-Focused Leadership Development Programmes―R. Chikane and M. Atouguia.
• Political Leadership. Towards a Transformative Concept of Political Leadership―T. De Kock and A. Nyamnjoh.
• Lessons from Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Leadership Stints―K.A. Badaru and E. Adu.
• Examining the Personality, Values, and Vision of Jerry John Rawlings―E. Ampomah.
• APPLYING UBUNTU TO TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP.
• Transforming Disability Leadership in the Global South―P. Muzite.
• Ubuntu Leadership in a Technological Age―K. Mokoena.
• An Ubuntu Infused Approach for Future African Public Sector Leaders―M. Biljohn.
• CALL TO ACTION.
• A Forward-Looking Ethics of Transformative Leadership: Rebuilding Societies in the 21st Century―C.O. Hoppers and C. Soudien.
• Tame, Erode, Rupture, or Exit: Strategies for Transformative Change―S. Swartz.