Creative Leadership for The African Leadership Crisis.

Abstract

Africa is bedevilled with myriads of problems. Attempts at proffering solutions result in multiple ideas and concepts that accomplish little in ameliorating the condition of ordinary citizens on the continent. A leadership crisis has gripped the region despite the numerous postulations about leadership for Africa's growth and development. This paper examines the African leadership problem in order to suggest ways to transform the African narrative by institutionalizing creative leadership. This will facilitate a departure from what is occurring across the African continent. It delineates the concept of leadership with an expose of creative leadership. It discusses the need for creative leadership as gradual and immediate, depending on stakeholders' needs assessment and the different contexts in which individuals and organizations may apply its elements. It calls on governments, research institutes, policymakers, individuals and groups across Africa to invest in this new form of leadership.