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Development Aid
“Izandla ziyagezana” - “Hands Wash Each Other”
human aspect where emotions and how they are handled play a significant role in
implementing change successfully.”
"Change Management." 6
Wikipedia
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Anyone who has personally undertaken significant Change Management projects will
readily understand the above and find it easy to also understand that successful change
management is only achieved by having a genuine understanding of the reactions and
emotions of the people who are the subject of the changes.
Aid donor countries and their institutions should place a much greater weight on the
degree of changes achieved by an African government than in measurements of supposed
improvements in ( 'zuŋ u perceived) democratic processes.
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Development & Leadership & Leadership Behaviour
The Leadership Behaviour Continuum
As referred to elsewhere, an essential part of Change Management has to be the
understanding of and reference to The Leadership Behaviour Continuum.
Initial stages of Change Management may well require a ‘boss centred’ style of
management. And over time, this can be, and should be, gradually replaced by a freer, more
joint style of relationship.
Development of underdeveloped countries by definition pits a government, made up
of those who have achieved a high level of cognitive development, and who are tasked (if
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not required) by 'zuŋ u aid donor countries and their Bretton Wood Institutions, to deliver
fairly sophisticated changes across all manner of societal behaviour, and to do so in a
context where the vast majority of the people undergoing these changes have a far lower
level of cognitive development and lack any relevant past experience that would help them
to understand the rationale behind many of the expected changes.
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Development & Leadership
For those who have understood and can relate to the preceding passages, it will not be a
surprise that my narrative turns towards Leadership qualities
