PROF. EUGENE OKOYE NWADIALOR'S ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP QUALITIES VIS-À- VIS JOHN MAXWELL'S 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP
A leader is simply defined as the person who directs or controls a group, organization, country etc (HornbyA.S. 1998). No person is a leader by birth; it is by development which means a process of gradually becoming bigger, stronger, better and so on. The process followed determines the level of leadership attained in a particular field such as administration, production of goods, supervision et cetera. Leaders who are distinguished however attain that status by practicing the proven principles or law of leadership, consciously or unconsciously. John C. Maxwell intelligently wrote and gotpublished in a book: 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP. He stated: “As I write this, I am fifty- one years old. I've spent more than thirty years in professional leadership positions. I've founded four companies.And I focus my time and energy on doing what makes a positive impact in the lives of people. But I 've also made a lot of mistakes along the way- more than most people know. Every success and every failure has been an invaluable lesson on this.” The author of this paper decided to use the 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP to evaluate Prof. E.O. Nwadialor over his Administrative Leadership as the Vice Chancellor of Tansian University, Umunya, and as a two-tenure Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, both in Anambra State. If his performances conform to the 21 Laws, this author will vouch that he is a dynamic and distinguished leader inAdministration.
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