Mandela: His 8 Lessons of Leadership
Taken from [TIME]
No. 1
Courage is not the absence of fear — it’s inspiring others to move beyond it
No. 2
Lead from the front — but don’t leave your base behind
No. 3
Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front
No. 4
Know your enemy — and learn about his favorite sport
No. 5
Keep your friends close — and your rivals even closer
No. 6
Appearances matter — and remember to smile
No. 7
Nothing is black or white
No. 8
Quitting is leading too
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Extension for #4 – so you can leave a bomb there and kill him. ;>)
Glad to see the article came in handy for you.
interesting that in one of the struggles I’m having at church, some said #5 to me…and I’m still not comfortable with the decision the rest of the church made!
One of the best articles i have read on leadership in a long time!
so i figured id use my first ever comment to tell you congrats on 3 years & 2 days of blogging genius.
I believe in redemption, because I have experienced it in my own life. I question, however, holding Mandela up as an example of peace, unity, and leadership. I would beg to differ on the revisionist history that has taken place. Has everyone forgotton the violence he brought throughout my Country?
JTO….I grew up in South Africa, am white and was indoctrinated by Apartheid and taught to hate blacks. I left school to work with Youth for Christ and lived in the black areas to truly understand what they went through…..I walked a mile to the one water source, I bathed in a bucket because there were no showers and I slept of cold cement floors in winter……I guess it is all about how you look at the glass….half empty of half full.
In all seriousness…I’m not sure that the thousands of innocent civilians that died at the hands of the ANC under Mandela’s “leadership” would share the same admiration for him. Generations far removed from living in the time of the actual events have a tendency to rewrite history. In the case of Nelson Mandela…young 20-somethings seem to forget that he was a leader with strong Communist ties that oversaw death squads, assassinations, bombings, kidnapping and mass sabotage. If tomorrow’s leaders look up to a man that displayed with his life and leadership that “the ends justify the means”…then we have a serious world of hurt coming in the future. Mandela’s tactics for waging war against apartheid was no better than the apartheid itself!!!
Chris, that was the reason for my sarcastic comment at #1. Mandela used some EXTREMELY violent means to accomplish his goals. I agree that there seems to be some serious revisionist history taking place these days.
Mandela was on the far opposite end of the spectrum from Martin Luther King, Jr. King focused on peaceful civil disbedience, and the court of public opinion to get things done. And although the fight was long, it worked.
Mandela on the other hand used death squads and bombings to eliminate those he opposed.
Both men had a cause for action. Something HAD to be done. But I have a big problem painting Mandela as a hero. There is alot of blood on that man’s hands.
We all like to rewrite history based on our political views and age. Remember Winnie’s Necklaces? Tires filled with Gasoline. ….”With our necklaces, we will liberate this country!”
I wonder if in 75 yrs Bush’s history will be re-written and everyone will like him again….just wondering.
I would not choose NM to be my hero regardless of his struggles.