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Ubuntu : shaping the current workplace with (African) wisdom /
"Ubuntu is an old African concept, a way of life that was like a religion in African societies - long before the days of colonisation. Ubuntu means to sacrifice for others selflessly, caring and protecting your fellow human beings. Applying ubuntu in the workplace is not always understood. Ubun...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Randburg :
Knowres Publishing,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of contents; About the author; Preface; Foreword; CHAPTER ONE: Workplaces using ubuntu; 1.1 Introduction and background; 1.2 What ubuntu is not; 1.3 Explaining ubuntu; 1.4 Change and levels of maturity; 1.5 Ubuntu and need for servant leadership; CHAPTER TWO People-centredness; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 People-centred workplace culture; 2.3 Empowering people
- Ubuntu African values; 2.4 Transformational Leadership; 2.5 Mentoring, ubuntu and people-centredness; 2.6 Shared vision; 2.7 The organisation is about us, not you; CHAPTER THREE Permeable walls.
- 3.1 Introduction3.2 Openness and honesty: Supporting relationships; 3.4 Direction of the organisation: Communication and ubuntu; CHAPTER FOUR Partisanship; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Building loyalty through organisational values; 4.3 Qualities displayed by loyal employees; 4.4 Leader/manager loyalty
- I am because of this community; 4.5 Shared moral values and loyalty; CHAPTER FIVE Progeny; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Strengthening relationships and solidarity; 5.3 Sharing power; 5.4 Mutual understanding; 5.5 Building better teams; 5.6 Using humanness to chase a vision; CHAPTER SIX Progeny.
- 6.1 Introduction6.2 Ubuntu and performance at work; 6.3 Strong organisational values; 6.4 Improving work place culture and the role of the leader; 6.5 Time management; 6.6 Investing in development/training; 6.7 SOAR the winning organisation; 6.8 Power of delegation; 6.9 Emotional intelligence; 6.10 Maturity summit; CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusion; 7.1 Closing comments; 7.2 Building a community; 7.3 Professional maturity and ubuntu; 7.4 Learning and sustenance of ubuntu; References; Endnotes; Index; Endorsements; Back cover.