Josiah Institute for Leadership & Public Policy (Bahamas / USA )

Introduction

​The Josiah Institute for Leadership & Public Policy is an Educational Forum and Learning Community,  seeking to advance leadership protocols in both private and public sector agencies, through ethical wisdom.  The Institute will offer instructions regarding the Reform and Implementation of Public Policy, and provide guiding principles for systems of behavioral policy at all levels of the public sector and national leadership. 
 
Faced with the reported challenges of Integrity, lack of Transparency and Accountability, and the need to improve organizational talent management systems, locally and  around the world;  there is an urgent need to provide both Awareness and Training through Motivational courses, Educational Workshops and Seminars, Developmental Programs and courses;  to help persons in leadership, and those interested in serving the nation, refocus on high ethical standards and behaviours.  Our Strategies and Plans of action will undoubtedly enable individuals in leadership, and institutions of leadership, to provide quality governance to both its internal clients (public/private sector staff) and external clients (the public at large).

 
Mission Statement

Based on the premise of the Preamble of the Bahamian Constitution, our consequential aspiration is to lead the discussion for a return to the influence of Righteous principles and Biblical morality in the governance of the nation.  The Institute will seek to Enlighten the skepticism or irrational fear of the citizenry regarding the philosophy of Integrity in public life;  Set a clear standard for the behavior of leaders in the nation;  and Outline the principles of good governance, that equate to Justice and Equity for all.
                    
Vision Statement

Our vision is to achieve Good governance based on the purpose of God for the rulership of the nations; with the inclusion and implementation of Righteous principles and Biblical morality in public life, national politics and the creation of Public policy, demonstrated by Equity, Justice, Equality and an abiding Respect for the Rule of Law. 

Publication 

"How To Reconstruct A Nation - Righteous Principles for Governance & National Leadership "  published January 2021  It is  authored by  the Institute founder & Chairman Sharell Ali McIntosh.  The book was officially launched January 7th 2022 in Atlanta Ga, and is now available online a whereever books and ebooks are sold.  Go online to the book website at www.howtoreconstructanation.com for copies from the author and other information.
 
Management
​The Josiah Institute for Leadership & Public Policy is a private company and is Independently owned - despite its Quasi - Non-Profit/ NGO /Company status.  However, it provides more of its  Educational Services and Advocacy for the greater benefit of the community than for Profit.  The Josiah Institute's  Business Office is presently being managed by S Ali McIntosh and Associates Leadership Consultants - www.samcintoshassociates.com. 

Introducing Our History 

This Public Policy Institute  has been a long time goal of the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors & Governance.

​Thus, the legal foundation was set for the formation of this learning community  in the Bahamas since 1997 with the incorporation of the Bahamas National Committee for Youth Renewal & Revival (BNCYRR).

​These preliminary works was done,  with a view to eventually organize this Educational Forum, in order to educate the next generation of Bahamians about the Constitution and their responsibility as citizens of the nation. 

The actual planning and formulation of the Institute, coupled with the research and documentation of the Preamble of the Constitution, as substantive criteria for good governance and national leadership, has been in the making and discussions since 2005;  but is now being fully brought to fruition, as those  findings are set to be published and released this fall. 

The publication is "How To Reconstruct A Nation - Righteous Principles for Governance & National Leadership "  and is authored by  the Institute founder, Sharell Ali McIntosh.  The book is finally published and available online as ebook, and where books are sold.  Go online to the book website at www.howtoreconstructanation.com 

The Board of Directors,  and the invited Advisers (Advisory Board) of the Josiah Institute has been involved with Public Sector and Non-profit management, Education and Organizational Leadership,  Public Policy Research, Reform Evaluations & Recommendations, and Regulations & Legislation Drafting in the Bahamas, for more than quarter of a century.   

​The wealth  of experience brought together by this Learning Community,  in Research, Documentation, Planning, and Public Sector consultation, will change those seeking knowledge and wisdom for national development and growth,  to shift to a new paradigm.

The Josiah Institute will partner and collaborate with accredited local and international academic institutions, to take public education to the next level;  and to demand of leaders' and those aspiring to leadership, a commitment to the principles of Transparent and Accountable governance, based on the core values of the Constitution and the Rule of Law.

​The Charter for the Institute was officially declared and signed by Sharell Ali McIntosh, the Founder and Chairman, and the Founding Board of Directors and Governance on Wednesday,  August 8th 2018, marking the official establishment of the Institute.  The Installation of the Board of Director & Governance, Officers and faculty became official at the date.   The Institute was officially licensed in the Bahamas in October 2017;  and its fully Registered by National Accreditation and Equivalency Council of the Bahamas as of October 7th 2019 

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