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By: samantha suade

samantha suade — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:06:22 +0000

i think nelson mandela is a great man…..he went to jail trying to fight for his people….he was a really good man!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: George Ambler

George Ambler — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:00:36 +0000

These are some great insights.

Thanks Mitch.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:37:34 +0000

There are two things Mandela did and said, both very controversial at the time, that, to me, really defined his true leadership.

The first was when he set up the Truth Commission, with the intention of having former foes tell the truth about everything that happened, with the caveat that those who owned up to what occurred would suffer no wrath or criminal charges. Bold stroke of genius if you ask me.

The other was when he decided to speak to Fidel Castro, and the United States wasn’t happy about it, and he went public with it, saying “Your enemies are not necessarily my enemies.” That took courage, because it had the possibility of jeopardizing all the goodwill that he’d generated with the United States over the years, but he was absolutely right in saying it, because even Canada has flights to Cuba.

Mandela really understood what leadership was all about.

By: Eric Go

Eric Go — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:45:04 +0000

Very nice lessons of Mandela.

In any business or politics or even in life these lessons are all applicable.

Larry Ellison when having a public speaking engagement all the time wears an Armani suite because he knows appearance matters.

Competing businesses like that of Bill and Paul and Steve at the end of the day I guess the three knew each other way better than others.

By: What Leadership Demands » Blog Archive » Me & Mandela

What Leadership Demands » Blog Archive » Me & Mandela — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:50:26 +0000

[...] with Nelson Mandela… but Carlos says I do, so I’m going with it! I recently read this post over at The Practice of Leadership blog about Nelson Mandela’s philosophy of leadership. I [...]