Leadership For such a Time as This: A Modern Approach to Global Inclusive Leadership
Leadership For such a Time as This: A Modern Approach to Global Inclusive Leadership
Muteba Mukendi | 2021
Abstract
It goes without saying; we are living in uncharted territory. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified global public health and socio-economic challenges. However, even before the pandemic, income inequality, access to healthcare, and social justice contributed to a growing number of global challenges. The onus to bring about change ultimately falls on global leaders. With even more pressure to “go global”, leaders require intercultural competencies to grow teams and build solutions to solve the world’s more pressing conundrums.
This book introduces a modern framework called the Global Inclusive Leadership. This approach comprises three integral parts: global intersectionality, morality, and accountability. The central idea shifts the traditional leadership narrative to being the best “for” the world rather than being the best “in” the world. The author contents that global leadership is not leadership from afar; instead, it starts at home and in many ways in local communities. Therefore, the leader must comprehend the global intersections and how to swiftly adopt moral characteristics in the face of global calamity.
The author intertwines his personal experiences from his childhood in various African countries to identify and draw lessons of how innovative leadership approaches can bring about meaningful and transformational changes in organizations and societies. The result is a thorough discourse on how global leadership of the future can be improved by building a globally connected environment where all internal and external stakeholders benefit from the structure and processes.
The global inclusive leadership framework encompasses the need for leaders to handle cultural diversity and successfully manage change while addressing complex business issues. Inclusivity underscores the need for all stakeholders’ full participation, not only the shareholders or key players. This book will give valuable insights to leaders for such a time as this.