LEADERSHIP IN ADVERSE BUSINESS CONDITIONS

“Leadership is influence, nothing more and nothing less” – John Maxwell

“Leadership is the innate ability to get people to do the things that you want them to do and have fun whilst doing it” – Francis Nwofor

The above definitions of leadership sounds nice and has a wramy orangeness about it, however, on the flip side, true day to day leadership is gritty and grimy, it’s about protecting and providing for your people, it’s about shouldering responsibilities in all its fullness. This side of leadership arises when a leader has to lead during unfavourable, adverse business conditions. So, we ask:

1. What type of leadership is required during adverse business conditions?

2. What can the leader bring to the table during these times?

3. What type of strategies ought we to expect from our man/woman at the top?

In this article we will first, define what is meant by “Adverse Business Condition (ABC)”, then we will take as an example, the educational sector and in particular, the business of Private Educational Institution and the impact of the Home Offices’ legal strategy to cut down student visas; against this backdrop, we will see examine what the CEO of a Private Educational Institution is doing in order to grow and sustain its competitiveness.

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