Abstract
Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Archbishop emeritus, has been a prominent character in the global sphere for many years and more recently he has established himself as one of the great leaders in the world. This article investigates transformational and charismatic leadership, as well as the concept of zealotry and comes to the conclusion that the leadership of Desmond Tutu is a synthesis of elements of pragmatic, transformational and charismatic leadership. The article further describes the Archbishop as a servant leader with elements of self-sacrifice, and a zealot with deep compassion for people and causes. Desmond Tutu remains a leading moral and reconciliatory voice across the globe.
Highlights
Houghton (Hambrick et al 1998:28) maintains that leadership is a willingness to change everything except basic values and goals, a continual dissatisfaction with “things as they are”, as well as a drive to change things for the better
This article investigates transformational and charismatic leadership, as well as the concept of zealotry and comes to the conclusion that the leadership of Desmond Tutu is a synthesis of elements of pragmatic, transformational and charismatic leadership
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is a leader in the truest sense of the word
Summary
Houghton (Hambrick et al 1998:28) maintains that leadership is a willingness to change everything except basic values and goals, a continual dissatisfaction with “things as they are”, as well as a drive to change things for the better. Firm and steadfast in his views and way of life, his ideas are as unchangeable as his ideas during the apartheid regime He remains one of a few world leaders who retained their views regardless of the changing surrounding circumstances. He was a maverick spirit who became the voice of black South Africa under apartheid, a man of immense moral authority. Before 1990, Archbishop Tutu’s vigorous social perceptiveness and advocacy of social justice made him a figure of controversy Today he is seen more as an elder statesman with a major role to play in reconciliation, and as a leading moral voice across the globe. This remark warrants a closer look into these types of leadership
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