Purpose - This study aims to explore Dr Judy Olian's leadership journey from business school dean to university president, aiming to distill key lessons for aspiring higher education leaders. Design/methodology/approach - The research employs a multimethod qualitative approach, including a...

In this paper, we review leadership development from both historical and contemporary perspectives. We tell the story of Ghana about Leadership Development (LD) and present a critical analysis of current literature to bring to light practices used to ensure leadership effectiveness. Because of...

Complex Adaptive Leadership offers ways to shift the focus of practice to one that reflects, embraces multiple points of view, and changes in response to new knowledge and data. From a societal perspective, complex adaptive leadership provides organizations with the opportunity to grapple with...

This chapter reviews leadership development in South Africa and the methods that are currently used to develop emerging leaders. I take a broad look at leadership development in a dynamic, changing, unpredictable postmodern era, together with that which needs to be preserved from the South...

In this chapter, we review leadership development in Ghana from both historical and contemporary perspectives. We present a critical analysis of current literature to bring to light practices used to ensure leadership effectiveness. Because of the diverse socioeconomic contexts and social...