Dr. Mike Amour(photo below), an American expert on leadership skills will this Thursday start offering trainings to University students, government officials and company Chief Executive Officers.
His lectures in Rwanda will be the first of the kind in Africa and will focus on management skills, trust among employees and employers, and how leaders inspire and motivate those they lead.
According to Amour also a retired US navy, good leadership applies to all aspects of life even in the army where soldiers win a battle through proper management as well as motivation from their commanders.
Amour is also founder and president of Strategic Leadership Development International (SLDI), an organization that provides leadership and development services.
He says that he was inspired by Rwanda’s governance credentials, especially on the country’s progress towards achieving developmental activities in its vision 2020 goals.
Due to this inspiration, Amour has decided to build his offices in Rwanda that will offer leadership courses to other African countries.
“At first I was convinced to open the African headquarters in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. However,after thoroughly checking Rwanda’s progress, I knew with no doubt that this was best country which should serve as example of good governance to the rest in the continent,” he remarked.
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