How to Become a Leader in Africa
How to Become a Leader in Africa
Podcast Description
Are you tired of seeing Africa’s potential squandered by ineffective leadership? Do you want to uncover the hidden dynamics of leadership in Africa and explore practical strategies for driving change? Join University of York politics lecturer and author Dr Remi Adekoya on How to Become a Leader in Africa where we delve into the logic of everyday leadership across the continent. Through conversations with Africans from all walks of life, we explore the psychology of the leader-follower relationship, perceptions of authority, power, influence, and charisma to understand why certain individuals are perceived as leaders over others in African contexts.We explore how leadership emerges and is practised not just in politics, but in business, culture as well as the spheres of ideas and morality. What does it take to be seen as a leader by Africans today? What kind of leadership is needed to unleash Africa’s potential? And how can such leadership emerge? Together, let’s unravel this puzzle and figure out how Africa can be led to the greatness and prosperity Africans so strongly desire.Adekoya has written for The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Politico and Washington Post among others. He has provided sociopolitical commentary for BBC, CNN, Sky News, Al Jazeera and South African Broadcasting Corporation, among others. He is a former columnist for Business Day, a Nigerian daily.
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The podcast delves into themes such as leadership dynamics, power structures, psychological aspects of leader-follower relationships, and cultural influences, with episodes exploring the role of political parties as Egbe, the significance of charisma, and practical strategies for transformative leadership, as seen in discussions with guests like Prof Wale Adebanwi.
Are you tired of seeing Africa’s potential squandered by ineffective leadership? Do you want to uncover the hidden dynamics of leadership in Africa and explore practical strategies for driving change? Join University of York politics lecturer and author Dr Remi Adekoya on How to Become a Leader in Africa where we delve into the logic of everyday leadership across the continent. Through conversations with Africans from all walks of life, we explore the psychology of the leader-follower relationship, perceptions of authority, power, influence, and charisma to understand why certain individuals are perceived as leaders over others in African contexts.
We explore how leadership emerges and is practised not just in politics, but in business, culture as well as the spheres of ideas and morality. What does it take to be seen as a leader by Africans today? What kind of leadership is needed to unleash Africa’s potential? And how can such leadership emerge? Together, let’s unravel this puzzle and figure out how Africa can be led to the greatness and prosperity Africans so strongly desire.
Adekoya has written for The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Politico and Washington Post among others. He has provided sociopolitical commentary for BBC, CNN, Sky News, Al Jazeera and South African Broadcasting Corporation, among others. He is a former columnist for Business Day, a Nigerian daily.
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