Transformational Corporate Leadership , livre ebook

Title Page

TRANSFORMATIONAL
CORPORATE LEADERSHIP









By
Barine, A Kirimi & David Minja




Publisher Information

Published by Integrity Publishers Inc. P.O. Box 789,
Wake Forest, NC 27588
U.S.A.info@integritypublishers.org

Digital Edition Converted and Distributed in 2012
by Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com

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Reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may not be made without written permission from the publisher or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act of the United States of America.

The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work.

The case studies cited in this book are an example of corporate transformation in organizations and were written as a basis for dialogue and learning – not as an illustration of either effective or ineffective actions.

Copyright © 2012 Barine, A. Kirimi & Dr. David Minja






Introduction

In Transformational Corporate Leadership, Barine and Minja have written a must read book on transformational leadership. They cover the subject in a reader-friendly manner making reading the book an enjoyable odyssey. This is a book I recommend for the student of leadership, for those simply curious about transformational leadership, for political leaders looking to transform their countries and for the corporate business leader alike. All will find the principles in the book, relevant. Enjoy.

Prof. Michael Dynamite Benson Munkumba ,
Chief Consultant and Deputy Director, Business School, ESAMI, Tanzania.

It’s trivial to say that leadership is no trivial topic. And getting lost in complexity without a helpful structure for the practitioner is the fate of many publications. It is good to see that the two authors found a way to put a bright new light on the age-old topic of leadership. I am personally honored that they made use of the Integrated System Concept of the Organization (ISCO) to structure the text. The model has been originally developed in a creative interplay between theory and practice. It graciously survived more than one leadership challenge especially in the storms of corporate change. I wish the reader good insights and bountiful returns on her/his investment of studying these pages.

Günther Singer,
Professor and Academic Dean, European
Business School,
Switzerland.



“Transformational Corporate Leadership is an excellent treatise on today’s complex global organizational operating environments. The book is clearly written with many examples of integrated strategy and techniques provided by Barine and Minja to develop and apply best practices for corporate strategic leadership and governance.”

Nicholas W. Conger ,
Visiting Assistant Professor of Business,
West Virginia Wesleyan College,
U.S.A.

Good books are most often written by authors who have first-hand experience in the area about which they are writing and the ability to communicate their concepts in a transformative way which has been honed through teaching others. Professors Barine Kirimi and David Minja have highlighted what is required to make modern corporate culture successful through transformational leadership that focuses on the things that make corporations successful, an engaged workforce that is cared for by corporate leaders and motivated to achieve a worthy corporate vision for making a difference in not only the business world, but society at large. This is the much needed cutting edge thinking for success in today’s business world.

Don Page, Ph.D.,
Senior Fellow in Leadership Studies,
Trinity Western University,
Canada .
Author of Effective Team Leadership: Learning to Lead Through Relationships.





The art of effective corporate leadership is the result of a dynamic synergy between the leader and the context where that leadership is expressed; the people, resources, structures, culture, policies and governance of the total system. Understanding the interface between the leader’s attributes and skills, and the complex system of any organization is vital for successful influence. The essence of leadership is transformation. The scope for change needs to be considered holistically for meaningful and progressive change to be achieved.This book sets out to help leaders understand their unique role in a broad and dynamic system we call the organization.

Kirk Kauffeldt,
Vice President, Student Development,
Universitas Pelita Harapan,
Indonesia.




About The Authors


BARINE, A. KIRIMI

Barine A. Kirimi is the Publisher and CEO of Evangel Publishing House. He has provided leadership that has transformed the company from a loss making to a profit making one which has more than doubled its annual turnover.
Barine is currently enrolled for a Doctorate degree in Business Administration at SMC University in Switzerland. His Dissertation is in the area of Governance and Leadership in private Universities in Kenya. He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Education degree from Kenyatta and Egerton Universities respectively.

His research, teaching and consulting mainly focuses on Leadership, Governance, Organizational Behaviour, Strategic Leadership, and Management.

He is an author of several books among them Rediscovering Leadership: Principles to launch and grow your leadership, (2006) Lifespring Publishers, Nairobi, Kenya, Successful Leadership: 8 essential principles that you must know , (2007), ABC Book Publishing, USA., Transformational Leadership in the Local Church , A training manual for the Transformational Church Leadership program of PAC University, (2009), Evangel Publishing House, Nairobi, Kenya, and co-authored A Life Well Lived: living to leave a Legacy , (2009) Integrity Publishers Inc, USA and The Kenya National Anthem: Our prayer & heritage (Work in progress). He has also contributed articles in various magazines around the world.
Barine enjoys continous learning and hence teaches Organizational Behaviour and Strategic Leadership to Master of Arts in Leadership students, and Applied Leadership Principles and Introduction to Leadership to the undergraduate students at the Pan Africa Christian University. In addition, he has supervised students doing their Research Projects and enjoys training in seminars.



DR. DAVID MINJA

Dr. David Minja is the Dean, Faculty of Business and Communication Department at St. Paul’s University (Limuru). He has worked at the Ministry of Finance (Treasury), K-Rep Bank, Ewaso Nyiro Development Authority under the Ministry of Water as a Chief Planner/ Economist and Ag. Managing Director and as the CEO of the Local Authorities Pension Trust Fund.

He holds a Doctorate in Organizational Development and Transformation from Cebu Doctor’s University (Philippines), Master of Arts in leadership from Pan Africa Christian University & Trinity Western University (Canada) and a BA in Economics and Business from Kenyatta University.
His research, teaching and consulting is in the area of Organizational Development, Human Resource Management, Strategic Management and Leadership. He has published papers in referred journal in the areas of ethics, leadership and organizational transformation. He is also the co-author of Industrial Relations in Kenya: Principles & Practices (2009) Integrity Publishers Inc.
Dr. Minja also reviews papers in referred journal and degree programs submitted to the Commission for Higher Education for approval.




Ded i cation

To all corporate leaders in Kenya who have set an example in transforming your organizations. You have demonstrated that the principles in this book are practical and worth emulating.




Preface

The authors have had the privilege of both practising leadership in various organizations and teaching leadership to graduate students in Kenya.
This book is intended to bridge the theory and practice of corporate transformation with illustrations of transformed organizations in Kenya. The book provides areas that any corporation’s leadership needs to focus on to achieve effective and balanced transformation in the organization.
The book is intended to guide leaders who have a desire to transform their organizations and also for students of leadership at all levels and especially so the graduate students of leadership.
In addition, the book will be a good read to persons who have an interest in discovering what the outlook of a transformed organization is and how to achieve meaningful transformation.




A Big Thank You!

Book writing is a collaborative effort even though the cover bears the names of the author(s). There are many people who have been involved in making this book project come true.
We sincerely appreciate the leaders who granted us audience which enabled us to document cases of transformation in Kenyan organizations. In particular, we appreciate Prof. Olive Mugenda, the Vice Chancellor of Kenyatta University, Martin Oduor Otieno, the CEO at Kenya Commercial Bank Limited and Titus Muya of Family Bank. In addition, the Public Relations office at Kenyatta Univeristy and the office of the Directorate for University Advancement were very helpful in providing additional information needed for documenting the Kenyatta University case. We sincerely thank these transformational leaders for allowing the use of