Paulo really knocked this one out of the park. If you are like myself and filled with mild agitation every time the term leadership seminar comes up, then this book is for you.
If you have become increasingly aware that titles and formal education do not necessarily reflect contentment, mannerisms or integrity, then this book is for you.
If you were raised in a bible believing church, then you may add a Halllelujah to that as well. It is very easy to know about the bible and yet bear no outward or inward reflection of Christ, because knowing about Him is not the same as knowing Him.
Paulo Mugarura, author of 'The Accidental Leader,' published by Inaka Books, slices into the very core of the deception behind many leadership systems that are built like pyramid schemes.
They emphasise activity over productivity and insist on churning out individuals like factory products, which should all be duplicates. It is no surprise therefore that when individualsof original thought, integrity and genuine desire to make impact interact with these systems, they feel demoralised and find they are unable to fit in.
Many of these systems abhor actual change and deep mindset shift. The status quo suits them and they thrive from blind obedience, because it fills them with artificial importance.
This book is a discussion on what has gone wrong. It is a conversation that calls out the deception and requests for real accountability. Almost every institution that yoiu have been a part of, if you seek far into your life, has been built to brainwash you and turn you into a puppet of sorts, with vague intellectual benefits and emotional reward. It is a cycle of mind poverty.
Great leadership is often silent and does not come with great applause. It is those who manage crises with dignity.
Paul mentions that most leadership does not always reward integrity or insight which can be disorienting for those who walk the path of truth. Instead, so many who lack courage and character are rewarded, only because they know how to bend the rules.
This is an insightful book. Actually, it is a deep conversation. Get your copy.
Contact Paul at pmugarura@gmail.com for more on this vital book.
Review by Beverley N Nsengiyunva
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