Böcker av Phinda Mzwakhe Madi

The diary of Phindangene Mzwakhe ka Madi I PhindaMzwakhe MadiEnthralling leadership secrets from another age, another empire...Prof Phinda Madi's journey into the rich heritage of Africa's history unearths the dramatic truth of remarkable leader's victories and ultimate defeat. Shaka's story is heroic and inspiring. Madi brings it to life with a rich flowing narrative filled with imagery and drama which makes for a very pleasant reading experience.What's more, by telling the full story of a real-life career of leadership-with its strong points and its weaknesses-Madi highlights essential and universal truths of good leadership. He translates Shaka's secrets into ten valuable leadership lessons in this modern world, namely: Build a sense of missionMission is more important than conventionTo be a conqueror, be apprenticed to a conquerorLead the charge (from the front)Build a fanatical teamGo where angels fear to treadBe a good strategist (or get one)Know the battlefield (better than the enemy)Be obsessed with world-class technologiesNever believe your own PRLeadership lessons from emperor ZULU SHAKA the great will provide you with the skills and insight toapply these leadership principles to maximise.

South Africa's pioneer and foremost thinker and voice on Black EconomicAdvancement, Phinda Mzwakhe Madi, is back with a bang. His first book, Affirmative Action in Corporate South Africa, triggered the first wave of Affirmative Action programmes in the country. His follow up book, Black Economic Empowerment in the New South Africa, led to the formation of the BEE Commission and eventually the creation of the country's policy and codes of good practice. Now his third book in the trilogy, BEE 20 years later - The Baby and the Bathwater, evaluates progress so far and startles with its fresh perspective on the way forward.Twenty years after the introduction of BEE, Madi's view is that the time for follow-up and reflection has come. Clear trends and lessons can now be discerned and learned from. He contends that there is an unfortunate narrative that is gaining currency in South Africa generally and the corporate world in particular, as well as numerous sections of civil society, that BEE has been nothing but a smoke and mirrors initiative towards oligarchy, hence hischosen title: BEE 20 years later - The Baby and the Bathwater.He believes that, having been the first black author to have written on thissubject, he has a unique view of the evolution of the process. As a blackentrepreneur himself and a director of various top listed companies with atotal combined turnover of more than R90bn, he not only has a conceptualand academic understanding of the subject matter, but also has an insider'sview and experience.