About the author: Norman A.S. King currently lectures at Teo?lo Kisanji University, the University of Iringa, and the Genesis University College, School of Information Technology and Journalism, in Tanzania. He has also lectured at Kampala International University, Ghana University, and Tumaini University. He has served as the District Commissioner for Hai and Mbeya in Tanzania. He has vast experience in leadership. He has served in both government and non-governmental organizations. He was among the early board members of the Tanzania Association of Non-Governmental Organization (TANGO). He has worked as a member of Parliament's East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), as Commonwealth Regional Coordinator for the African Region, as United Nations Electoral Adviser, as a member of the SADC committee mandated to spearhead the development of policy for youths in Maputo, Mozambique, and as chairman of the committee mandated to review article number one of the United Nations in Lisbon, Portugal. He is considered a world expert on elections management, and thus, he has trained several electoral practitioners in various countries through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Norman is a Professor of Business Management, and in that regard, he has authored 84 articles in internationally indexed journals and 24 articles in national journals. He has authored 10 books in the areas of business management, elections management, human resources management, development management, capital markets, and faith. He considers competency-based recruitment, promotion, and appointment as inevitable for any country desiring to develop. He champions systemic thinking in expounding solutions to problems, and problem identi? cation and solution is part and parcel of his career.
