CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: A TOOL FOR LEADERSHIP RESTRUCTURINGIN THE NIGERIAN POLITICS
Goodleadershipisafunctionofcompetencies,character,andthecommitmenttodoingthehardworkofleadership.Characterhastraditionallyreceivedtheleastattentioninbothresearchandpracticesandconversations,yet,whenwethinkaboutthefamousandinfamousleadersofrecenttimes,whetherinthespheresofeducation,business,politics,...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2020
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| In: |
Religions' educator
Year: 2020, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 77-83 |
| Further subjects: | B
Leadership
B Character Development B Restructuring |
| Summary: | Goodleadershipisafunctionofcompetencies,character,andthecommitmenttodoingthehardworkofleadership.Characterhastraditionallyreceivedtheleastattentioninbothresearchandpracticesandconversations,yet,whenwethinkaboutthefamousandinfamousleadersofrecenttimes,whetherinthespheresofeducation,business,politics,sportsandothers,itisimpossiblenottothinkoftheircharacters.Weholdthebeliefthatcharactersupportsboththepositionanddispositiontolead.TheobjectiveofthispaperistoinvestigatehowcharacterdevelopmentcanbeusedasatoolforleadershipdevelopmentandrestructuringintheNigerianpolitics.Thepaperfoundevidencethatanintentionalleadershipdevelopmentcanchangeleaderidentityintheformofmovementtowardvaluingleadershipbehavioursandskillsverydifferently.Consequently,leadersneedtorecognizethatthechoicestheymakefororganizationalactivitieshavetofittheirownworld-view.Pursuingthefitbetweenone’sworld-viewandplannedorganizationalactivitiesensuresthatleaderscontinuouslyimprovetheirethicalandcharacterdevelopment.Thepaperconcludesthatreshapingleadershipcharacterdevelopmentisbasedontheassumptionthatonecanonlystrivetowardtrulyethicalleadershipwiththeknowledgeandethical qualities that will make a leader excel in the position of authority. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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