A party to celebrate the 10th birthday of Legitimate Leadership as well as the publication of the second edition of the book Legitimate Leadership was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 7 February 2024.
Legitimate Leadership began operating in Johannesburg in January 2014 (although the framework and model had been applied in various organisations for about 20 years before that). It began operating with only a few hours of work for clients booked.
The first edition of the book entitled Legitimate Leadership, by Wendy Lambourne, was published in 2012; the second edition is now entitled Legitimate Leadership In Action (see separate news item, below).
The party was attended by staff, friends and clients of Legitimate Leadership. It was briefly addressed by Wendy Lambourne, founder of Legitimate Leadership, and Ian Munro, director of Legitimate Leadership, as well as David Harding, who fulfilled the role of ‘godfather’ of the business before and during the 10 years.
The speakers recalled the challenges which the businesses had faced as well as some of its milestones in achieving lasting transformations in client organisations.