Driving with courage

Administrative leadership with its various dimensions and schools throughout its ancient and modern history has gone through many stages and updates, and accordingly its definitions have diversified across several paths mentioned by many experts and specialists in management and leadership books. But there are words or terms that become ingrained in the mind due to their simplicity, depth, and connection to local culture and content. This is what happened to me personally in 2002 AD while I was studying at King Saud University in the College of Administrative Sciences during my study of the Strategic Management course. The course instructor in his first lecture was guiding us into the world of strategic management from a scientific perspective. Amidst the many academic definitions, the professor asked the attendees to contribute their own definitions of strategy based on their knowledge in this field. In a simple style and short phrases, the students participated in giving several definitions of strategic management until the course instructor presented another simple and profound definition, which is rooted in Saudi society culture, when he said strategy is "the Dabra." Author: Khaled Al-Omor Number of pages: 323