Despite many studies conducted on public sector leadership challenges, there remain no standardised approaches applicable universally to address leadership challenges in public sectors. This study was conducted in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa with the aim of addressing leadership challenges in the public sector. Existing leadership theories and models have been developed and designed for diefrent situations, cultures, political, economic, and social backgrounds, not taking into consideration developing economies such as those of African and Asian countries. Developing economies transposed leadership theories and models from advanced economies and have used them wholesome without modifying them to suit the needs of their countries, hence challenges arise due to some of the gaps. This study proposes a conceptual leadership model to address these challenges. The study followed a quantitative research method. The population