THE CRUX OF STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP FOR A TRANSFORMED PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA

Authors

  • Oluwaseun Temitope Ojogiwa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1713-3144

Keywords:

Strategic leadership, public sector, vision, organisational effectiveness

Abstract

Strategic leadership is widely recognized as a phenomenon aiming to reform the management practices of public institutions, which are multifaceted and saddled with mammoth responsibilities of delivering government strategies in an ever-changing and dynamic socio-economic environment. The prevalent ineffectiveness and poor service delivery in the Nigerian public sectors calls for the induction of leaders who can strategically change the narratives of the public sector performance, and in doing so, bring about an overhaul in the public service delivery system in the country. This study contributes to existing albeit scarce literature on strategic leadership theory and practice in the context of the Nigerian public sector. It examines the features, responsibilities and critical roles of strategic leadership in improving the quality of performance delivered by public institutions.  Data is gathered through a desk review using secondary sources such as recent and relevant articles, papers, reports and books. Subsequently, data is analysed thematically. The results indicate that strategic leadership is a dimension of strategic management that has a positive connection with organisational effectiveness. Therefore, the Nigerian public organisations need to pay particular attention to the fundamentals and transformational qualities of strategic leadership to achieve anticipated transformations. More so, the existing leadership channels and energies in the public sector should be redirected for increased efficacy and effectiveness of the public service delivery system.

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Published

2021-12-03