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Discover the important core values of hard work, honesty, integrity, trust, and more in the context of leadership, mentorship, and social responsibility. Professor S. M. Makuza, Dean of the School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, shares insights on leadership qualities, positions, relationships at CUT, characteristics of leaders, mentorship roles, and social responsibility examples. Learn about moral values, ethical obligations, and the impact you can make in your community and at Chinhoyi University of Technology.
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Leadership, Mentorship and Social Responsibility Professor S. M. Makuza (PhD) Dean, School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Important Core Values • Hard work • Honesty • Integrity • Trust • Responsibility • Accountability • Selflessness • Humility • Righteousness
Leadership? • Action of leading a group of people or an organisation • Leadership qualities? The ability to lead • Examples: Guidance, Direction, Authority, Control, Management, Supervision, Delegation etc • Positions: President, CEO /VC, Registrar, Bursar, Librarian, Dean / Director, Chairperson, Supervisor, Course Coordinator, Father etc
Leadership relationships at CUT • Executive • Academic staff • Non-academic / Support staff • Peers • Students • Parents • Community
Characteristics of Leaders • Innovative • Ask what and why • Focus on people • Stand with the people in good and hard times • Do the right things • Develop • Inspire trust • Have a long term perspective • Involve power by influence
Characteristics of leaders cont’d • Challenge the status quo • Have an eye on the horizon • Show Originality • Are their own person • Make a decision and stand by that decision whether good or bad
Mentorship? • Personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced / knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced / knowledgeable person such as BSc, MSc / MPhil / DPhil students or Dean mentoring a new Chairperson • Involves answering questions, help / assistance, advisor, communication, relationship • Parent-child relationship • The taste of a pudding is in the eating i.e. it is easier said than done!!
Social Responsibility? • Ethical theory that an individual / organization has an obligation to act to benefit society • Duty every individual / organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance in the economy / society • Examples: Welfare of people, interests of society, ensure quality of life and human rights are not compromised • Assist the poor and less privileged • Build infrastructure for the community • What can you do for your country, province, district, ward, village, Chinhoyi University of Technology??
Moral Values • Do parents trust you to mentor / teach their children? • Can students be comfortable with you as their Supervisor? • Are you a useful citizen to leave a legacy / mark at an Institution?
Conclusions • Some are born leaders • Other leaders are created / groomed • Some sweat for the leadership positions
Thank you • God bless you all • Ephesians 6 v 5-9.