Political, economic and military powers have woefully failed in their attempts to transform societies around the world, particularly in the African context. As poverty, corruption, and bad leadership continue to pervade nations and undermine human flourishing, the global community needs to respond with creativity, innovation and collaboration. Drawing on empirical research and utilizing an interdisciplinary approach that engages both development...

Pope Francis has captured the attention of the media and Catholics all over the world with his seemingly counterintuitive approach to leadership. In Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads, best selling author and former Jesuit seminarian Chris Lowney offers an in depth look at how Pope Francis Jesuit training directly impacted the various leadership roles he has held as priest, bishop, cardinal, and now Pope and what his past leadership actions...

"The very practical aspects of leadership are explored: qualities of a leader, the handling of material possessions, self-care, relationships with others, and goals in leadership"-- "Celebrated author and Benedictine monk Anselm Grün shares years of experience and scholarship of Benedictine life, and teaches readers how the precepts from the Rule of Saint Benedict show us how to become better leaders, and how to support those in leadership. In his...