LEADERSHIP AS A ‘PRECURSOR’
FOR NIGERIA’S RENNAISSANCE.
BY
RAHEEM SHEFIU
Email: bestraheems@yahoo.com, GSM:
2348038509401
CENTRE
FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT,CED
YABA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
PMB 2011,YABA, LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
ABSTRACT
This paper examines effective leadership as a tool that
could be employed and also deployed in solving the economic and socio – political
multi faceted problems of the country.
What Nigeria lacks is Leadership. If it has it , everything
falls in place automatically and it will be celebrated in the comity of
Nations. We will be rounded and grounded in all facets of life. Our political, economic,
social and technological (PEST) life will be uncommon in the cyberspace.
Effective leadership is a key factor in the life and success of an organization.
And a Nation Leadership is the capacity
and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which
inspires confidence. It is about working
with people to do new things in a world which is increasingly complex and fast
changing. . The leader’s job is to inspire and motivate. We need a country and organizations that are
flexible and sustainable, and organizations are made up of individuals.
Leadership is not necessarily linked to authority. It is
about mobilizing people to tackle the toughest problems and to do their best
work. Leadership is embedded in every one of us, but the key is to unlock our
personal passion which will give us the courage to do things that appear
difficult, uncertain or even unpopular.
KEYWORDS: Leadership,
Leadership qualities, traits and style, Organizational goals.
