Theory I

by Nader Angha

Existing leadership theories have not provided a solution for today's organisational challenges. These theories focus on the relationship between individuals, rather than on the development of the individual. Theory "I" focuses on developing individual human capabilities and potentialities.

195 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2002

Reviews

[Tara · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is divided in half, the second half is more cogent and well-written, though his basic point was made by Camille Flammarion (in his Deiu Dans La Nature, “God in Nature) more than 150 years ago. He could have made more concrete suggestions about how to implement Sufi principles in action. The first half reads like a mediocre undergraduate university paper comparing the various theories of political and developmental leadership. It has horrendous typos such as “Negritude” instead of “Nigeria” and asserting that the Hawthorne experiment occurred at an electric company, rather than an electronics manufacturer). The last work in the bibliography was published eight years before publication, thus missing out on the creation of collaborative government structures such as the Northern Ireland Assembly (1998) or Nunavut’s consensus government. The case studies are also dated, as they were not updated to reflect Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish devolution or the 1999 end of military rule in Nigeria.