mandela on leadership
I have to admit that I totally love Nelson Mandela. 
I do believe he is the greatest leader alive today and a remarkable example of grace. Time magazine recently did an article on him and his view of leadership. Interestingly he says that these are not principles but tactics. He is a man of principles but in terms of leadership he says it is all about tactics. Here are his eight principles…
- Courage is not the absence of fear — it’s inspiring others to move beyond it
- Lead from the front — but don’t leave your base behind
- Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front
- Know your enemy — and learn about his favorite sport
- Keep your friends close — and your rivals even closer
- Appearances matter — and remember to smile
- Nothing is black or white
- Quitting is leading too
Read the whole article here.
BTW sorry that I have been tardy with posting at the moment. I am very, very, busy.
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I enjoy the list. The last one is intriguing and I agree with it. I dont know about your experience but our denomination is getting ready to go through a pastoral retirement exodus. Probably should have happened 10 years ago, but a lot of pastors dont know how to end well. So, quitting can be good leadership if you do it well and dont go out in a final sermon where you yell at everyone (which happens all too often).
Tom
http://tom.my-center.net
Man I love this blog but I gotta say that background image makes it a painful experience to read the first part of your posts.
I love Nelson too. (Understatement.) Thanks.
Aaron, I know. I wish I knew html to change font. but what you can do is enlarge the font. It makes reading easier.
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the article section on “quitting is leading, too” is very apropos. Perhaps part of the most original content it offered.