Fostering Innovation and Leadership in the African Academy: A Pathway for Personal Transformation

In this book, I present simple steps that students and lecturers can take to make a difference in their careers. The ideas in the book emerged from my experience providing countless workshops and consulting engagements with students and lecturers in various universities and secondary schools in Nigeria (including the University of Lagos, University of Abuja, Anambra State University, The Nigerian Turkish Nile University, the Lead British International School and Bells University of Technology). Also, my experience as a lecturer in Nigeria and North America has provided me with a unique perspective into the great potential that exists for educators within their respective institutions. This book contains solid, tried and tested advice based on countless hours of consultations and workshops and experience gleaned from my travels in Uganda, Mozambique, Tanzania, South Africa, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. In this book, I present ways to become a fulfilled and high-achieving academic or researcher within a system that poses many challenges and in which the odds for success are relatively slim. By reading this book, you will come to understand practical tools that can be easily applied to enhance your personal and professional development.