How to think like Mandela?6 lessons from the story of Madiba’s life
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Mandela is a very interesting man because he uses humility and a dream to connect people.6 lessons we can learn from the story of Madiba’s life, to try to think like him.
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Master your meaning and your emotions
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Poem ‘Invictus’ of W. E. Henley: “I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul,”“I was made, by the law, a criminal, not because of what I had done, but because of what I stood for.”Relation in prison with his captors: improving days in days because he recognized “humanity” in all of them, without hating them.
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Threat the losers with dignity and turn them into partners
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F. W. de Klerk: end of apartheid in 89: for Mandela, not an old oppressor but a “partner” now.In a negotiation, both sides have to gain: there must be no winners and no losers.
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Shift perspectives through symbolism and shared experiences
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1995 Rugby World Cup: respecting the people that we representedDe Plessis (captain of the team): “Our victory was inspired by the father of this nation, the one who inspired to come together when we never ever believed that we could do it. That’s called leadership.”
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Embody the spirit of Ubuntu
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“The spirit of Ubuntu: that profound African sense that we are human only through the humanity of other human beings”: we have to talk more about “we” than “I”, with a lot of humility.
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Everybody feels bigger in your presence
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Bill Clinton: “Every time Nelson Mandela walks into a room we all feel a little bigger, we all want to stand up, and we all want to cheer, because we’d like to be him on our best day.”Strong personality / Aura about him.Mixing politics and Showbiz (criticized about it)
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Bottle the dream for future generations
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His philosophy: a man who has done what he considers to be his duty to his people can rest in peace.For a leader, to tell that a lot of work has to be done by future generation is very important for motivation.
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Thank you!! :D
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He showed us how one person with humility, a dream and a connecting cause could magnify himself and inspire us all, today and for a lot of generation.Thank You ! Inspired by "Nelson Mandela’s Legend: 7 Leadership Lessons" - Steve Tappin