Business Angel as a Missionary: Reflections of an Economic Growth Activist offers a rare first-person account of enterprise development driven by conscience as much as capital, and by purpose beyond personal gain. Drawing on decades of experience supporting over fifty commercial ventures and many more social enterprises, the author explores the role of the business angel as catalyst, mentor, and steward of opportunity. Through reflections on wealth creation, poverty, integrity, and purpose, the book reframes entrepreneurship as both an economic and moral pursuit. Rich in lived experience and insight, it argues persuasively that the most enduring returns come from investing in people.
Keeping Faith is the biography of a man widely described as someone with the rare ability to relate with the good, the bad, and the imperfect without being shaped by the inconsistencies of their lives. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book is easy to read and relaxing, while offering valuable lessons for building a life that produces good results.
Managing Uncertainty: Competition and Strategy in Emerging Economies contexts. Described by Dick Krammar, founding Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen in Nigeria, as a “must read”, the book won the Bashorun Abiola Book Award for Best Academic Text published in Nigeria in 1998. Drawing on the author’s background and experience in government and industry, the book explores the business environment of developing countries and proposes a practical framework for evaluating strategy in emerging economies. Building on the work of Michael Porter on competitive strategy and the core competence perspective, it presents a clear model that tracks the relationships between business enterprises and their operating environments.
Over the past two decades, emotional intelligence has become central to leadership discourse, as scholars across psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy explore the relationship between emotion and reason in an increasingly polarised world. Global crises, from the 2008 financial collapse to deepening political and social divisions, have exposed serious failures of leadership. These failures are starkly reflected in persistent poverty, systemic corruption, and the drift towards state capture and kakistocracy in many resource-rich societies. This book argues that such challenges demand a renewed understanding of authentic leadership. Drawing on research, practice, and the work of the Centre for Values in Leadership, it offers grounded hope that leaders can be developed to lead with integrity, competence, and purpose.