In this timely and practical book, “The African Leaders’ Tête À Tête: Navigating Entity Design And Prioritization For Systemic Outcomes”, Dr Lucy S. Newman unlocks the door to transformational leadership in Africa and translates it into an interactive, easy-to-follow, real-life application to attain systemic outcomes that can pave the way for tangible contributions to the search for abundance in Africa’s emerging transformation.

The author’s unique angle creates a fresh perspective within the leadership genre. “African Leaders’ Tête À Tête” teaches lessons that help individual, organisational, and jurisdictional leaders understand how to lead with sustainable results. She lays out ways to do that, presenting a comprehensive practical application of two concepts she developed over the years to make her point of how individuals, organisations, and jurisdictions can survive and thrive over time in Africa.

With unique messaging filled with brilliance, the book also provides instruction on how to successfully develop high-performing teams to fulfil even the most challenging mission. Undoubtedly, the directive strategies in the book provide timeless wisdom to leaders interested in achieving sustainable success and contributing to attaining the Africa we want.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Lucy Surhyel Newman is an International Consultant and Policy Advisor with nearly four decades of experience, which includes the private, public, and social sectors. She has a Doctoral Degree in Business Admin. from the University of Phoenix, Arizona, USA, an MBA, and a B.Sc. in Business Admin. From Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, and an International Director Certification in Corporate Governance from INSEAD Business School, Fontainebleau, France. She is a recipient of honours, including the Thomas F. Gilbert Distinguished Professional Achievement Award from the International Society for Performance Improvement [ISPI], and served as International Director on the global Board of ISPI, representing members in over 48 countries.

Lucy, who has visited over one-third of the countries in Africa and beyond, has proven success in aligning strategy, structure, people, policies, and systems to optimize individual, organizational and systemic performance in executive, non-executive, and advisory roles. She is happily married to her friend, Dr. Rotimi Gabriel Olokodana and a mother tothree adult sons and a teen stepdaughter.