Oblivion or Utopia: The Prospects for Africa

Oblivion or Utopia: the Prospects for Africa explains that most of the problems on the continent stem from the fact that, although the continent may be politically independent, it is not economically independent. Efforts to reverse the continent's continuing underdevelopment have failed to date, including trillions of dollars in aid, because they have not been consciously aimed at enabling Africa to turn its vast natural resources into wealth, which is the only known way of ensuring economic independence. Based on a comprehensive exploration of impediments to reach the goal of economic independence required for self definition, the book proposes a five step strategy which can enable the continent to turn its natural resources into wealth by:1.Raising awareness and consciousness that Africa is not economically independent yet2.Creating visions of aspiration3.Organizing for wealth creation4.Cultivating a business culture5.Patronizing own businessesA revolutionary implementation of the five steps, the author argues, would make utopia triumph over oblivion on the continent of Africa.

Malunga, Chiku

History

This book explains that efforts to reverse Africa's continuing underdevelopment have failed to date because they have not been consciously aimed at enabling Africa to turn its vast natural resources into wealth; here, Malunga proposes a five step strategy enabling the continent revolutionize and improve the system.

University Press of America

This book demonstrates how the indigenous wisdom contained in African proverbs and folktales can be used to enhance modern life. The timeless wisdom enriches the understanding of self-development and positive influence, contributing towards the much-needed, cross-cultural dialogue among individuals, organizations, and societies in this increasingly diversified world.

Power and Influence: Self-Development Lessons from African Proverbs and Folktales

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Cultivating Personal and Organizational Effectiveness presents a holistic understanding of personal and organizational development. It builds on the African concept of personhood and community known as ubuntu and draws on insights from the wisdom contained in African proverbs. Malunga shows that the human spirit is the missing link or ingredient in most change efforts and initiatives. Most individuals and organizations are not able to surface, identify, and confront their shadows to enable lasting transformation because they do not go deep enough to touch and unleash the human spirit. Cultivating Personal and Organizational Effectiveness aims to raise the consciousness of the significance of the human spirit in personal and organizational development. The book discusses the concept and indispensability of the human spirit, the stages of spiritual development, ways to cultivate the human spirit, and the place of the human spirit in personal and organizational effectiveness.

Cultivating Personal and Organizational Effectiveness: Spiritual Insights from African Proverbs

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

African cultural heritage, passed on from generation to generation, has been a source of guidance for African communities in times of peace, uncertainty, birth, life and earth. In Understanding Organizational Sustainability Through African Proverbs, the power of traditional wisdom contained in African proverbs is directed at organizational development and change. The result is a fresh new perspective on organizational management with important lessons for organizational leaders, consultants, volunteers and expatriates working or preparing to work in Africa. By discovering the power of African proverbs, readers are rewarded with new and creative ways to communicate organizational improvement efforts in a language that touches peoples hearts and motivates them to personal and organizational transformation. The book specifically addresses the needs of leaders and consultants implementing performance improvement and organizational change and contains proverb-driven assessment templates.

Understanding Organizational Sustainability through African Proverbs: Insights for Leaders and Facilitators

Practical Action Publishing

Understanding Organizational Leadership through Ubuntu offers a creative, innovative and holistic approach to understanding organizational leadership using the principles embodied in the African philosophy of personhood known as ubuntu - or the essence of being human. Using African proverbs, folktales and indigenous concepts, the book discusses the organizational principles of ubuntu and the leadership lessons that modern organizations can learn from these principles. The principles include sharing and collective ownership of opportunities, responsibilities and challenges, the importance of people and relationships over things, participatory leadership and decision making, loyalty, reconciliation, experiential learning and knowledge management By using humorous ways that touch people's heart to communicate organizational and personal management and improvement strategies, the book demystifies organizational language while at the same time enhancing its power. It also contributes to the much-needed cross-cultural dialogue among organizations and societies. _______________________ Chiku Malunga is a consultant and author with many years experience of organizational development work among African and European NGOs. He is currently the director of Capacity Development Consultants (CADECO), an organization that promotes African- centered organizational improvement models. His books include: Understanding Organizational Sustainability through African Proverbs, Organizational Wisdom in African Proverbs, and Making Strategic Plans Work: Insights from African Indigenous Wisdom (2009). He holds a doctorate degree in Development Studies from the University of South Africa and is married with two children and is based in Malawi. He can be contacted at: cadeco@sdnp.org.mw Publication date: June 2009

Understanding Organizational Leadership Through Ubuntu (Hb)

Adonis & Abbey Publishers

Understanding Organizational Leadership through Ubuntu offers a creative, innovative and holistic approach to understanding organizational leadership using the principles embodied in the African philosophy of personhood known as ubuntu - or the essence of being human. Using African proverbs, folktales and indigenous concepts, the book discusses the organizational principles of ubuntu and the leadership lessons that modern organizations can learn from these principles. The principles include sharing and collective ownership of opportunities, responsibilities and challenges, the importance of people and relationships over things, participatory leadership and decision making, loyalty, reconciliation, experiential learning and knowledge management By using humorous ways that touch people's heart to communicate organizational and personal management and improvement strategies, the book demystifies organizational language while at the same time enhancing its power. It also contributes to the much-needed cross-cultural dialogue among organizations and societies.

Understanding Organizational Leadership Through Ubuntu

Adonis & Abbey Pub Ltd

Organizational Wisdom in 100 African Proverbs introduces a new field of studyand practice called Organizational Paremiology.  Based on many years of practice the author demonstrates how we can use the wisdom in African proverbs in efforts to improve the performance of organizations of all types. Building on the proverb, "Until the lions have their own writers, the story of the hunt will always glorify the hunter", the book aims at putting the often ignored and marginalized African indigenous wisdom at the center of global development discourse and agenda.     Chiku Malunga is the first and leading Organizational Paremiologist in the world. He holds a doctorate degree in Development Studies from the University of South Africa. He is currently the director of CADECO (Capacity Development Consultants), an organization that promotes African-centered organizational improvement models.   Malunga's other books include: Understanding Organizational Sustainability through African Proverbs; Making Strategic Plans Work: Insights from African Indigenous Wisdom; Understanding Organizational Leadership through Ubuntu; Oblivion or Utopia: The Prospects for Africa, Power and Influence: Self-Development Lessons from African Proverbs and Folktales, Cultivating Personal and Organizational Effectiveness: Spiritual Insights from African Proverbs; Animal Farm Prophecy Fulfilled in Africa: A Call to a Values and Systems Revolution  and NGO Management (co-edited with Alan Fowler).

Organizational Wisdom in 100 African Proverbs: An Introduction to Organizational Paremiology

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Oblivion or Utopia: The Prospects for Africa

Oblivion or Utopia: The Prospects for Africa

Power and Influence: Self-Development Lessons from African Proverbs and Folktales

Cultivating Personal and Organizational Effectiveness: Spiritual Insights from African Proverbs

Understanding Organizational Sustainability through African Proverbs: Insights for Leaders and Facilitators

Understanding Organizational Leadership Through Ubuntu (Hb)

Understanding Organizational Leadership Through Ubuntu

Organizational Wisdom in 100 African Proverbs: An Introduction to Organizational Paremiology