Professor Temple is a Professor of Philosophy, a strategist to governments, and a known voice on Leadership Ethics in Africa. Until recently, he was the Special Adviser to Nigeria’s Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Special Adviser to the Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria, and Professor of Philosophy at the American University of Nigeria.
For well over 25 years, Professor Temple has had experience in University teaching, research, and administration in various Universities in Africa, Asia, and Australia. He has also conducted several training sessions, which have contributed immensely to the development of Leadership ethics in organizations across cultures. His training workshops include Public Ethics training for Nigeria Police; Ethics policy for the Niger Delta region; Leadership Seminar for Global Leadership Institute, Kyunggido, South Korea; Toncia Energy Leadership Training for oil executives in Dubai, UAE, and Global Leadership Seminar, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Professor Temple was a regular columnist for the Nigerian Chronicle Newspaper and has also written several poems. Among his notable works are “Metaphysical Challenges of Ethical Leadership in Africa”, Leadership Volume 8, Number 1, 2012, and the international edition of The Outrageous Idea of a Missional Professor (Bonn, Germany: Verlag für Kultur und Wissenschaft, 2019).