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You are here: Home / business / Mandela: His eight Lessons of Leadership

Mandela: His eight Lessons of Leadership

04/08/2008 By Lee

I saw Mandela when he visited Leeds a few years ago, his smile was infectious even though he thought he was in Liverpool!

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

Ultimately, the key to understanding Mandela is those 27 years in prison. The man who walked onto Robben Island in 1964 was emotional, headstrong, easily stung. The man who emerged was balanced and disciplined. He is not and never has been introspective. I often asked him how the man who emerged from prison differed from the willful young man who had entered it. He hated this question. Finally, in exasperation one day, he said, “I came out mature.” There is nothing so rare — or so valuable — as a mature man.

Lee Jackson www.cuttothechase.co.uk

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