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The problem faced by Acholi leaders of Northern Uganda, during a time of transition from the end of a 20+ year conflict to post-conflict and sustainable peace, is that no clear model of leadership exists for this transition. The intent of this qualitative research study using a Delphi research design was to discover a leadership model that would serve as a roadmap to guide the transition. Fourteen themes emerged: (a) cultural change, (b) reconciliation, (c) revenge and restitution, (d) traditional leader roles, (e) leader practices and behaviors, (f) repatriation, (g) recovery, (h) relationships, (i) situations, (j) value-based decisions, (k) collaboration, (l) leader roles, (m) sustainability, and (n) consensus. A leadership model emerged from consensus on culturally appropriate leadership practices. This volume is, in effect, a 2nd edition of a doctoral dissertation published in 2009 in partial fulfillment of a Doctorate in Business Administration from the School of Advanced Studies at the University of Phoenix. Changes from the original are primarily in format, most noticeably from double-spaced to single-spaced content, and in the elimination of 336 figures in favor of more concise formats for presenting statistics. This new edition is the first volume of a planned four-volume set on leadership based on a comprehensive study of the perceptions of leaders in Uganda on the appropriate roles, practices, and behaviors of leaders. The initial 47 participating leaders were from the Acholi Subregion of Uganda, primary site of a 22-year uncivil civil war waged against the Government of Uganda and the Acholi people by the Lord's Resistance Army. Within 12 months of collecting the initial data, 275 additional leaders in the Acholi Subregion provided responses to the original 46-item questionnaire to fill some perceived gaps in the original study and to begin to clarify some apparent distinctions emerging from the original data on demographic grounds.. The additional Acholi data and data from the remainder of Uganda is the topic of volumes two and three of the set. The fourth volume will be a begin to lay out a curriculum for leaders following conflict based on what appears to be the largest set of empirical data collected from leaders on the continent of Africa.

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Dr. Bryan, Managing Principal of Accelerator Partners and President of eProcesses Consulting, is a Certified Management Consultant (by the Institute of Management Consultants) and a member of the International Leadership Association, the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and the Human Capital Institute. Dr. Bryan is a seasoned, Senior Consultant with more than twenty-seven years of broad-based experience in business consulting to a broad range of clients. John's current focus is helping companies define and implement strategic change, including mentoring and funding pre-revenue, innovative ventures. His extensive experience includes management of projects at multiple simultaneous locations; performance assessments and lean projects in mining, manufacturing, telecommunications, and service industries and for several large healthcare organizations, government agencies, insurance and financial institutions; customer service, sales, and call center operations; management training development and delivery; organizational behavior and development; and account development for three international consulting firms. John is considered fluent in Spanish and has studied Korean, Russian, French, and Kiswahili. Having successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in January 2009, John received his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree at University of Phoenix in April 2009. John is preparing three books: an exploration of the type of leadership required in the current global economic environment, a review of the leadership roles and practices required in geographic regions transitioning from conflict through post-conflict toward sustainable peace, and a review of the leadership roles and practices required in organizations emerging from stressful environments including mergers, acquisitions, takeovers, and significant strategic change. John is currently preparing a curriculum for leaders transitioning from conflict to post-conflict and drafting a strategic planning process for Uganda's post-conflict recovery, the latter based on one of the largest studies of leadership ever conducted, with more than 12,300 questionnaire respondents. John has been, since July 2004, Chair of the Board of Alliance for African Assistance, a refugee resettlement and relief organization based in San Diego, CA. Alliance provides a broad range of services to San Diego's refugee community.

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