When Passionate Leadership Stimulates Enduring Change : A Transformational Capacity Development Anecdote from Uganda
This paper from the water sector in Uganda turns on its head conventional wisdom about capacity growth and how long it takes to effect enduring change. This example of a transformational process that was driven by passionate leadership and, contrar...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/7440937/passionate-leadership-stimulates-enduring-change-transformational-capacity-development-anecdote-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9653 |
| Summary: | This paper from the water sector in
Uganda turns on its head conventional wisdom about capacity
growth and how long it takes to effect enduring change. This
example of a transformational process that was driven by
passionate leadership and, contrary to popular development
wisdom, was front-ended by short-term results producing
initiatives that led to longer-term impact. The experience
of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) in
Uganda reflects a tripartite relationship among results
achievement, capacity development, and performance
improvement. Within a couple of years, NWSC went from being
a fiscally and operationally dysfunctional utility to a
financially sustainable and efficient service provider. The
story of this transformation and conclusions on how
charismatic leaders can cause profound changes within a
short time frame are outlined in this paper. |
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