Reuel J. Khoza

Reuel Jethro Khoza (born 1949) is a South African businessman, author and leadership thinker known for his work on African humanism, Ubuntu, corporate governance and ethical leadership. Quotes "If you want to achieve in life, you cannot allow yourself to be part of the human flotsam in a sea of circumstances. You've got to be goal-directed. You've got to head in a given direction and marshal all the forces to support that." Reuel Jethro Khoza discussing purposeful leadership and personal determination in the Creating Emerging Markets oral history interview at Harvard Business School. "Leadership is achieved, not given." Reuel Jethro Khoza discussing the nature of leadership in his address Reflective, Resonant, Visionary Leadership (2012). "The leader cannot stand alone but must stand with the followers." Reuel Jethro Khoza discussing the relationship between leaders and followers in Reflective, Resonant, Visionary Leadership (2012). "The power to lead is the product of support for a person whose actions bespeak solidarity with the needs and aspirations of the many." Reuel Jethro Khoza discussing leadership as an expression of solidarity with followers in Reflective, Resonant, Visionary Leadership (2012). "An ethic of service lies at the heart of Attuned Leadership." Reuel Jethro Khoza discussing servant leadership and African humanism in Attuned Leadership: African Humanism as Compass (2013). "Leadership is about sense and sensing, about thought and feeling, about insight into and harmony with the followership." Reuel Jethro Khoza discussing the qualities of attuned leadership in Attuned Leadership: African Humanism as Compass (2013). "Connectedness, compassion, integrity, humility, reasonableness and the determination to be effective predicated on knowledgeability are the keys to attuned leadership." Reuel Jethro Khoza outlining the principles of attuned leadership in Attuned Leadership: African Humanism as Compass (2013). "Leaders are not just born to the role. They are born, then made—and sometimes unmade—by their own actions." Reuel Jethro Khoza discussing how leadership is shaped by character and actions in Attuned Leadership Synopsis. "A leader who is not in tune with the followership soon becomes a leader in limbo." Reuel Jethro Khoza discussing the importance of remaining connected to followers in Attuned Leadership Synopsis. "Ubuntu posits a collective existence." Reuel Jethro Khoza discussing Ubuntu as the foundation of collective human existence in Attuned Leadership: African Humanism as Compass (2013). "Leadership is relational, not positional." Reuel Jethro Khoza discussing the relational nature of leadership in Attuned Leadership (2011). "Trust is earned through alignment with followers." Reuel Jethro Khoza discussing trust as the foundation of effective leadership in Attuned Leadership (2011). External links