Now, Then, and What is Next?

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Now that I have introduced myself to you followers on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and on my website (www.drrendanimulaudzi.com), I want to explain what is going to happen as we embrace engage with change and the future.

By now, you know that I have created the context and explicate the rationale in which I have written my first book. The book is about leadership for a niche market – the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. There is no attempt to convert anyone to my beliefs. There is only an attempt to flush poignant leadership aspects on how the business side of a church can be improved. Some thoughts are transferrable to other organisations to seek efficacy.

Now, what is going to happen next will be two-fold. I will begin to discuss different issues that arise from the book “The Leader You Want to Be.” Parallel to explicating various concepts and appropriate actions arising from the book, I will also resume writing and/or commenting about leadership in a broader context. With respect to the latter, I had articles posted on LinkedIn about two years ago. You can find these articles on my website. You simply have to go to Archives if you would like to refresh your memory or you want to start at the beginning in following my thoughts on leadership.

Back to the book “The Leader You Want to Be.” One of the important and invaluable issues in life is our gifts and talents. A gift is defined as giving someone a thing without expecting to be paid for it. Gifts come in different forms such as time, service, products, ideas, or money. Talent in its raw definition means having a natural skill or ability in something. It is quite possible that every person has different abilities, talents and capabilities although the level of development will not be the same for everyone. In other words, talents can be nurtured and developed like in “polishing a diamond.”

The premise of my book is that human beings can offer gifts and use their talents for the greater common good. Albert Schweitzer states that:

“to work for the common good is the greatest creed.”

Many organisations in society, especially not-for-profit organisations such as charities, churches, clubs and the like depend on the gifts from people they do not even know, as well as being led, managed and run through the talents and skills of their members. Resources needed to drive many organisations to success are few and scarce, and if people do not commit their gifts (e.g., time), and talents (e.g., bookkeeping, administration), the likelihood of growth and the ability to provide for their members will fail. So, you and I have it within us to pay it forward or plough back to make our society a better place to live in. According to Helen Keller,

“alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

Therefore, all of us wherever we are can make a difference where we find ourselves called to serve and lead.

As you pick up my book, I hope you will come to realise that it is an appeal for us to have a giving heart of our talents and time that should contribute to the greater good of each other, our organisations, institutions and the broader society and world.