The Future of Leadership and Intellectual Capital

• In Event: Interactive Roundtable Discussion Session

Short Description

Join us to test the theory of Kaku (2012), who has advanced that the future will be shaped by intellectual capital. How does non-traditional leadership project the future of leadership after the replacement of human capital by robots? How does leadership relate to the future of wealth and intellectual capital?

Detailed Abstract

In the projections of the future, leadership is among the top ventures that will survive, (Kaku, 2012). It is conceivable that the future is already here. Leadership is shifting from many traditional formats to non-traditional opportunities that many studies continue to show are under-explored (Debebe, 2009) and that the shift from traditional to non-traditional leadership is getting shaped by traditional theories that are deemed outdated (Warren, 2017). Kaku projected that the one sure way that people will remain relevant after the shift from human capital to intellectual capital is to invest in education (Kaku, 2012). Leadership permeates all aspects of life and will continue to impact, as well as moderate people’s relationships and organizational behavior for posterity. It is the intent of this proposal to present how non-traditional leadership will shape the future of organizations, by creating leaders one step at a time. Women religious in Africa have taken hold of the opportunity availed to them in their task environment, to mentor and create leaders, by passing on skills, implicitly becoming trainers or trainers horizontally. Delegation of duties, life experiences have shaped this leadership approach and creating more followers which supports the theory of transformation leadership, in its critical role and impact on “individual involvement, loyalty and performance among followers” (Bass, 1995). This panel discussion highlights narratives of three Catholic Sisters in Africa (Mudge, ASEC evaluation report, 2017), who have undergone this trans-formative experience to showcase the art of navigating the opportunity to create leadership among team players by mentorship. It is the believe of some scholars that in order to help Africa face the challenges productively, one way is to engage Africans to change Africa (Salvatera, Wakahiu, Farr & Zaffino, 2009). The panel discussion will be aided by use of short videos and one audio demonstrations from all the illustrating narratives preceded by the short presentation of Michio Kaku and his theory of who will be rich. Participants will be allowed to make connections and share ideas on how they perceive and relate to a non-traditional leadership, to be transformative and calling for further exploration in order to meet the needs and signs of time as more and more studies continue to support the need to embrace non-traditional leadership to show the power of love and not love of power (Schrumpf, 2018).

Presenters

• Sr. Kevin Karimi, African Sisters Education Collaborative

• Jennifer Mudge, Africa Sisters Education Collaborative

• Jaime Lyn Herrmann, African Sisters Education Collaborative