The Drolor Centre for Strategic Leadership provides a dynamic platform where leaders come together to explore strategic leadership issues within a global context. The Centre focuses on leadership development, research and case sharing; while creating a space for creative and strategic “big-picture” thinking.
Our work examines how leaders can build cooperative global partnerships within complex socio-economic and political environments and explores strategic leadership models that deliver sustainable value to various stakeholders. At the heart of our approach is equipping leaders with the communication, competence and influence skills needed to inspire change and create lasting societal impact.
Programmes in Global Leadership
The Centre is committed to developing strategies that equip African Leaders to:
- Accelerate and sustain economic growth in a rapidly changing global economy.
- Strengthen Africa’s international presence and global engagement.
- Enhance peace and security across the continent.
- Promote wealth creation and long-term prosperity.
- Strengthen good governance and accountable leadership systems that are meaningful and contextually relevant.
Objectives of the Centre
The Drolor Centre aims to:
- Equip business executives, politicians and senior managers with the skills required to lead change and create impact in the 21st century and beyond.
- Provide a platform for African leaders to engage with global counterparts on critical political and social-economic development issues.
- Develop deep understanding of leadership and strategy, with a focus on creating and delivering value for sustainable transformation.
- Offer personal and professional leadership development training, grounded in integrity, responsibility and excellence.
Why Strategic Leadership Matters in Africa
For decades, Africa’s development challenges have often been attributed to external factors such as colonialism, imperialism and globalization. However, internal factors such as culture, leadership practices, governance systems and management approaches have also played significant roles.
Challenges such as corruption, weak governance, political instability and ineffective leadership practices have aggregated to weaken institutions and eroded the public trust, culminating in decelerated development across the continent. Africa must change these trends — and this transformation must be driven by Africans.
A key gap has been the lack of strategic thinking and the limited ability to leverage existing resources to meet development needs. African leaders must inspire confidence, take ownership of their destiny and build prudent global partnerships based on collaboration rather than dependency.
The Drolor Centre was established to respond to these necessities by developing leaders with the social capital, strategic capabilities and collaborative skills required to drive economic and social transformation across the continent.
Vision
To be a Centre of Excellence for high-level and executive leadership development in Africa, advancing the continent’s accelerated and sustainable development agenda.
Mission
To nurture a global community of leaders who create value that transcends time and geography — leaders who understand the long-term consequences of their decisions and act ethically for the benefit of current and future generations.
Core Activities of the Centre
The Centre delivers a distinctive, world-class leadership development experience informed by global trends, research and community engagement.
Our programmes serve political, traditional, spiritual, corporate and business leaders by developing:
- Entrepreneurial and innovative thinking
- Strategic and ethical leadership abilities
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Sustainable value creation capabilities
Our work is supported by rigorous research from our training programmes.
