University Press of America
Pages: 136
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Trim: 6½ x 9⅜
978-0-7618-6028-0 • Hardback • December 2012 • $86.00 • (£66.00)
978-0-7618-6029-7 • eBook • December 2012 • $81.50 • (£63.00)
Chiku Malunga is the first and leading indigenous wisdom-based organization development writer. He holds a doctorate degree in development studies from the University of South Africa. He is currently the director of CADECO (Capacity Development Consultants), an organization that promotes African-centered organizational improvement models. Malunga’s other books include Understanding Organizational Sustainability through African Proverbs, Making Strategic Plans Work, Understanding Organizational Leadership through Ubuntu, Oblivion or Utopia, Power and Influence, and NGO Management (co-edited with Alan Fowler).
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: The Human Spirit in Personal and Organizational Development
Chapter 2: Work and the Human Spirit
Chapter 3: Understanding the Human Spirit
Chapter 4: Being, Doing, and Relationship
Chapter 5: Spiritual Power
Chapter 6: Stages of Spiritual Development
Chapter 7: Attaining Balance
Chapter 8: Spiritual Practices and Disciplines
Chapter 9: African Proverbs for Personal and Organizational Effectiveness
Chapter 10: The Case for Cultivating the Human Spirit
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
This latest book by Chiku Malunga is an inspiring treasure trove of wisdom. It is practical and insightful, illustrated with stories from experience, Christian theology, and African proverbs. His book demonstrates the significant contribution that African spirituality can make and should make in the world today. I will read this book again and again.
— Rick James, organization development consultant and author of Creating Space for Grace
Dr. Malunga continues to bring us the best teachings and insights from African culture essential for our personal and organizational development. . . . An essential tool for understanding the spiritual basis of African society and culture, this book can be used to cultivate effective relationships and the right leadership of organizations. Most importantly, it strengthens the contemporary field of organizational change and development by bringing African indigenous knowledge from the margins to the center.
— Afia Zakiya, Ph.D., country representative, water aid, Ghana
A unique and significant contribution to the field of personal and organization development from Africa.
— Charles Banda, co-author of Understanding Organizational Sustainability through African Proverbs