LEADING STARTS IN THE MIND

“This book provides a fresh view of leadership that goes beyond the traditional bounds of management and political science theory. It approaches organization as an environment, and leadership as a global humanistic activity. This approach would enhance the management skills of professionals from diverse disciplines and cultures.”

“Through his energetic, passionate, and imaginative objectivity Moneim has integrated the gleanings from his lives as scientist, philosopher, psychologist, and teacher on all the earth's continents into a philosophy of leadership he has shared to superb effect with corporate and governmental executives. What a blessing it is to have his wisdom of a lifetime now available to all leaders in the form of this written digest!”

“… Professor El-Meligi, who is always an original thinker, has written a book designed to cast new light on the assumptions that drive our decisions and our personal inter-actions. Anyone with responsibilities in an organization will benefit from the insights offered here …”

“Professor Moneim distills decades of experience and reflection to cut through the conceptual muddle surrounding the idea of leadership. His incisive analysis of the social context of leadership provides essential tips for both aspiring and established leaders at all levels. Having personally profited from his teaching, I am happy to commend his book.”

“Dr El-Meligi's book throws light on a field where literature is abundant but ill-defined. The author goes to the original sources of Western and Eastern thought and offers the fruits of his rich, long and diversified professional experience. In dealing with superior/subordinate relations Dr El-Meligi penetrates the foundations of human association stressing the universality of interdependence. Dr El-Meligi's humanistic model of leadership should benefit not only traditional schools of management but also all those concerned with civil and religious institutions. This is an indispensable book.”

“Prof Moneim has an inherent ability to reduce complex ideas to easily understood concepts which can be applied to both theory and practice. His presentation of ideas is clear, cogent and concise which allows the reader to integrate them into everyday situations which arise within management structures and practices. More than a ‘how to’, book, this is a thought provoking exploration of his long experience and subsequent insights into the subject and will be used by many for years to come. I heartily recommend it to anyone in, or considering entering, the field.”

“The broad scope of this book, ranging from psycholinguistics to cross-cultural psychology does not mask the pragmatic professional approach to management. Ambitious in its scope, the book provides readers with insights from patterns of past experience on a cross-cultural level, as well as conceptual tools that will counteract the onslaught of information. The book attempts to deconstruct the underlying assumptions of the role of power in leadership, as well as to motivate managers to engage in policy making decisions with dynamic fellowship.”