their Western conceptualised and structured businesses to facilitate the future success, of not only business, but also the communities in which their businesses function. Our ultimate goal as African leaders and managers should be to guide business and society to enable Africa to reach its potential, so promising and prominently highlighted by the McKinsey’s survey of 2010.


A note from the Author I thank my colleagues who were so kind to review and comment on the article: Dr. Jouko Arvonen, Arvonen International, Sweden; Mr. Martin Westcott, Managing Director, PE Corporate Services; Prof. Emmanuel Ogbonna, Cardiff Business School, Wales; Prof. Ebben van Zyl, University of the Free State, South Africa; Mr. Themba Gumede, ex Unionist and currently Management Consultant; Mr. John van der Riet, retired CBI Manager, De Beers and Mr. Leon Smith, previously Human Resources Director of the De Beers Group, and currently CEO of Renaissance Talent Solutions.


Recommended reading: Mbigi L. (2005). The spirit of African leadership. Randburg: Knowres Publishing, Schein, E.H (2010). Organisational Culture and Leadership, 4th Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Karsten L, Illa H (2005). Ubuntu as a key African management concept: Contextual background and practical insights for knowledge application. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 20: 607-620. References:


Karsten L, Illa H (2005). Ubuntu as a key African management concept: Contextual background and practical insights for knowledge application. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 20: 607-620. Kets de Vries, M (2006). The Leadership Mystique. Edinburgh: Pearson Education Limited.


Khoza, RJ (2005). Let Africa lead. Johannesburg: Vezebuntu Publishing. Mangaliso, MP (2001). ‘Building competitive advantage from Ubuntu: management lessons from South Africa’. The Academy of


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