Leadership Challenges in Entrepreneurial Transformation in Abuja, Nigeria

The dissertation project assesses the Abuja, Nigerian community in light of Theology of Work (TOW) and Entrepreneurial Development Transformation (EDT) principles. The project examined the working lifestyles and attitude of individuals through the lens of the biblical perspectives of work, explored the level of entrepreneurial transformation awareness, the resulting effect of these attitudes, their challenges, and proffers solutions and recommendations on how to overcome the challenges. The project provides a step-by-step approach to show entrepreneurs how to overcome the fear of starting up a project without funds when the idea is convincingly strong and clearly defined. The importance of transformation in the work environment cannot be overemphasized. The project’s assertion is that transformation cannot take place without a transformational leader’s mind-set and confidence to affect the required changes. The project examined the processes through the windows of BGU’s eight transformational leadership perspectives to established the International Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, Called4work Institute in Abuja with the goal to teach leaders the concept of TOW and EDT, view work as a ministry and not simply as a means of making a living so that the leaders can purposefully steward God’s resources in whatever they do. Questionnaires were collected and data analyzed in order to support bridges to the intervention strategies for the project. The project addresses the work challenges faced by the entrepreneurial transformational leader, offers a TOW certificate curriculum for the leader in transformation training and development. The curriculum examines work holistically, its universality, why people work, the importance of work, workplace as a mission field, and entrepreneurial transformation.