Decoloniality and Leadership Development

This chapter critically examines the intersection of decoloniality and leadership development, challenging Eurocentric paradigms that continue to dominate leadership theories and practices. It explores how colonial legacies influence leadership discourses, marginalising non-Western knowledge systems and epistemologies. Drawing on decolonial thought, the authors advocate for a transformative approach that re-centres diverse ways of knowing and being in leadership development. The chapter interrogates the power dynamics embedded in leadership education, proposing alternative frameworks that foster inclusivity and contextual relevance. By integrating a variety of heterogeneous perspectives and lived experiences, leadership development can move towards genuine epistemic justice and respond more effectively to the critical challenges of our times. The discussion highlights the need for reflexivity, critical pedagogy and decolonial praxis in reshaping leadership paradigms. Ultimately, the chapter calls for a reimagined leadership, in education and in action, that dismantles hegemonic narratives, embracing pluralistic and contextually grounded approaches that honour the complexity of global leadership landscapes.