The ethics of management and situational leadership in Afghanistan

Several decades of war and its subsequent civil turmoil has brought devastating destruction throughout Afghanistan. Unfortunately, due to the circumstances beyond the control of ordinary citizens, the beautiful country of Afghanistan has endured many long-lasting and painful injuries in the past 25 years, and as a result it is suffering from lack of resources, mismanagement of the workforce, water pollution, air pollution, incomplete learning environment, animosity among people, and perhaps hundreds of other debilitating elements that threaten and hinder the speedy progress of the country. Furthermore, despite having a democratic environment, some people are still dealing with sporadic violence, animosity, and the consequences of inappropriate war techniques, such as the use of depleted uranium in metal penetrating bombs used in Afghanistan by various friendly and unfriendly forces. In this book, discussions have been made regarding the role of leadership in Afghanistan to deal with such challenges, and recommendations for workforce training and rehabilitation have been explored and provided for future development through effective Situational Leadership. The people of Afghanistan are doing what they can to develop the country; however, lack of proper education related to management skills and leadership training as well as lack of proper resources make it extremely difficult to have a speedy progress. This material is prepared to provide explanations, inspirations, and work for perspiration. The explanations are to clarify what has happened, what is happening, and who are the players making things happen? The inspirational material is provided for reflection and motivation that are reminders of better days ahead of each dark night. The inspirational material is also to serve as reminders that there are many great leaders who have provided unique stories, humor and common sense material for us to enjoy. The perspiration aspect relates to the skills needed for effective management and leadership of work ahead if Afghanistan is to become secure, prosperous and economically developed in a progressive manner. The word perspiration is used to describe the skill-based topics as they need to be implemented in order for them to become useful. So, application of this knowledge is what delivers results and managers need to make these skills a habit or a way of life for themselves and their workforce. The various chapters in this book highlight effective management and ?situational? leadership as the main component or tool for all political, non-profit, and corporate leaders in Afghanistan as they attempt to influence their colleagues, superiors, employees, and others in the community to bring about appropriate changes in the workforce. The book is written for the general population around the globe as it goes through the turmoil?s of war in the past thirty years, the current situation, and some suggestions for the next twenty years for economic recovery and workforce development. So, it discusses the realities of war, factional conflicts, and what the current administration is doing with the assistance of officials from the United Nations and other foreign countries such as France, Germany, Canada, the United States, and Turkey (just to name a few) to bring about some relief to the ?injured? and ?maimed? people of Afghanistan. The book covers management topics and it purposefully discusses the concept and skills of situational leadership as the main remedy for making the country prosper through the appropriate capacity development of each individual. The book is written for workforce development and training of Afghans as well as for use by colleges and government officials in Afghanistan. Some of the international colleges and universities may also adopt this material for cross-cultural discussions, anthropology, understanding developing economies, and workforce skills needed in such labor markets. Official colleges or professors adopt