Abstract
The concept of leadership can be approached thorough various points of views
including administrative, army, community and spiritual or from business
perspectives. The author discusses the concept of Leadership as observed
through literature survey about the Leadership qualities of our beloved Holy
Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) and his Sahaba (R.A). This paper aims to
provide an analysis of a religious aspect of Leadership and its importance in the
lives of every Leader especially Chief Executive Officers (C.E.Os). This paper
discusses key attributes needed in an effective Leader from Islamic perspective
and how these attributes can be made part of the practical lives of today’s
leaders like CEOs. The key word “lead” means “to show the pathway”. The
leader can drive persons forward with a vision to accomplish the common
objectives. A true leader must have some universal inevitable characteristics
such as self-confidence, trustworthiness, communication skills, compassion,
hopefulness, promising, far sightedness, Passion / Truthfulness, Humility,
emotional quotient, Problem solver, Delegating the authority, appraising,
training, Succession Management and so on. This paper also addresses at length
about the examples taken from Quranic verses and the life of our beloved Holy
Prophet (SAW) and the practical examples taken from some of the renowned
business empires of the world. Combining all the three sources, at the end of the
paper, the author proposes a conceptual framework for an effective leader which
can be set as a role model for today’s Chief Executive Officers etc. Objectives of
this study are firstly, to define the key attributes of leadership derived from the
Holy Prophet (SAW), the sahaba and the Quran. Secondly, to propose a
conceptual framework for an effective leader and can be set as a role model for
C.E.O’s.
Muhammad Yousaf Jamil. (2015) Islamic Perspective of Leadership: A Role Model for Today’s CEOs, Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, Volume V, Issue 2.
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