MAJOR GENERAL FRED RWIGYEMA. A TASTE OF THE PROMISED LAND’S OPERATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP CURSE
Abstract
The Rwanda conflict and eventual genocide of 1994, a generation ago, brought the leadership in military units that could be extended to management. Akin to the biblical homecoming, it brings leadership lessons that prevail in military and management science during turbulent times. The Rwanda exodus and state of affairs was premised on circumstances and opportunities that arose in Rwanda-Ugandan resource support. In the biblical times, Moses led the Israelites to Canaan. During the holocaust, Ben-Gurion led the Israelites back to Israel. In Eastern Africa, this is the case of Major General Rwigyema through the Rwandan patriotic front. The case of the major general Rwigyema sheds light upon the intersection of politics of exile, operations and management science during tough time’s. For most successful business, operations and politics, military strategy has offered strategy and complementary support. More times, the strategies borrowed from military formations have produced leaders that the corporate world would envy. The case of Major General Rwigyema and the Rwandan liberation is a case to apply to management science. The current study critically analysed leadership and operational skills of Major General Rwigyema and his role in commanding the exiled Rwandese back home. The study drew parallel between the challenges faced by Rwandese in Rwanda and Uganda through the 60s to 80s to apply leadership and command strength of a leader that could be applied in business to overcome challenges and economic issues.
Keyword: Operational Leadership
CITATION: Ouma, D. (2022). Major General Fred Rwigyema. A taste of the promised land’s operational and leadership curse. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 9 (1), 340 – 345.
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