The Latest Leadership Ideas from South Africa
By Mike Teke and Muzi Kuzwayo (editor)
This book was born out of an idea that the author had during the period in which he spent time with several young people who had approached him to assist them in different ways, including personal development, career advancement and growth, as well as growing their businesses and entrepreneurial acumen and skills. he took the challenge but felt that more could be achieved, hence this book.
The chapters in this book are written by each one of these young people. They chose the topics, guided by the author, and the plan was to simply convey a message from each one of them about leadership. They did not do this for fame or to sell this book to make money, but to share their ideas.
Leadership lessons
The topics covered in this book will appeal to different readers, and some readers might find more lessons in one chapter or in more chapters than one.
“I urge each one of you who read this book to pick one or a few lessons and share it with those you wish to make a difference to. Mentorship of young people is critical, but this does not mean that the mentors will provide handouts in the form of money. People who wish to grow, are not interested in money, they are interested in a piece of your generous heart.”
– Mike Teke
“A leader is measured by the quality of leaders they create and definitely not by their number of followers on Twitter. Years ago, Mike Teke, who is an accomplished businessman and investor extraordinaire, established a mentorship programme with the specific aim of creating a deep layer of leaders from which corporate South Africa and indeed the rest of the world can benefit. By reading this book, you will get a glimpse of the oft unseen and unspoken about positive changes that are shifting South Africa and indeed the rest of the African continent into a better place.”
– Muzi Kuzwayo
About the author
Mike Teke was born in KwaThema, Springs. He obtained excellent results but his family could not afford to send him to university, so he looked for a job. Luckily, he found one at a factory called Van Leer, earning R76 per week. He worked for a year and saved enough money to go and study at the University of the North. He played for various soccer teams in the local league. His first business deal came when he raised R10, 000 which is equivalent to more than R100, 000 in today’s money.
After graduating with a B.Ed degree he went back to Kenneth Masekela to teach. He then
crossed over to the corporate world, and worked in various human resources roles at Unilever, Bayer, Impala Platinum and Bhp Billiton, respectively. Mike left Bhp Billiton to become the founding CEO of Optimum Coal and listed the company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in March 2010. In September 2012, he resigned as CEO and became the Non Executive Chairman until April 2015. Mike has served the South African industry in various roles over the years. He was elected as the Vice President of the Chamber of Mines for two years and then ascended to the role of President.
Muzi Kuzwayo is a co-founder of South Africa’s Promise, a non-profit organisation whose mission is to help free and explore the potential of each person.
He has dedicated his life to understanding the people of South Africa. He was a columnist for over 20 years; writing for various newspapers including the Sunday Times, News24 and the Independent Group.
- PUBLISHER | UJ Press |
- ISBN | 978-1-991223-78-4 |
- Recommended Retail Price | R275.00 |
- Classification | Business and Leadership |
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