Lekgotla: The Art of Leadership Through Dialogue
'Lekgotla' is an African word for 'meeting circle' and 'tribal management', on which this title is based, is founded on the African concept of 'Ubuntu' - meaning 'I am because we exist'. In this book the author champions the idea of the company as tribe.
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Book Details
- Book Title
- Lekgotla: The Art of Leadership Through Dialogue
- Author
- Willem de Liefde
- ISBN-10
- 1919931473
- ISBN-13
- 978-1919931470
- Edition Language
- English
- Book Format
- Paperback (128 pages); also available in digital PDF format
- Date Published
- April 1, 2005 (First published in 2003)
- Publisher
- Jacana Media
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WILLEM DE LIEFDE
Willem H.J. de Liefde was born in 1941 in Coevorden. He began his career as a navigator in the Merchant Navy with the Royal Rotterdam Lloyd and concluded his nautical career as an officer in the Royal Navy.
Willem then studied economics and held various management and executive positions in Europe, the United States, and Africa for multinationals such as Ericsson, Xerox, Rockwool, and Draeger. His expertise lies in change management, employee inspiration, and team building.
MARTIJN DE LIEFDE
Martijn de Liefde founded The Kgotla® Company after discovering the transformative power of dialogue-led leadership in Botswana. His international career spans branding, corporate real estate and retail banking design before he turned to facilitating large-scale organisational dialogue.
He has traveled extensively around the world and accumulated a great understanding of cultures and diversity.
