Nelson Mandela

An Insightful Leader

Nafisa Nur Taki

ID: 2019-3-10-068
 Political Prisoner
 Imprisoned for 27 years
for anti-apartheid
sentiments
 Fellow prisoners looked
to him as a role model
and leader
 “To be free is not merely
to cast off one’s chains
but to live in a way that
respects and enhances
the lives of others”
(Mandela)
 South African President
 After released from prison
elected president in 1994
 Reconciled white and
black factions
 “One of our strongest
weapons is
dialogue.” (Mandela)
 “I will pass through this
world but once, and I do
not want to divert my
attention from my task,
which is to unite the
nation.” (Mandela 1996)
 Why Nelson Mandela?
 He was influential in ending
apartheid
 He is charismatic and
motivates people using
unorthodox methods.
He began the
 
reconciliation of a nation
with rugby.
 He was forgiving and
remained dedicated
tounifying South Africa
despite his
mistreatment by the
whites.
 Leadership
 “Practical leadership  His leadership was
must be given to particularly effective
capable men, because he did
whatever their status address the hearts of
in society” (Mandela his people, black
1986) and
white.
 “Don’t address their 

brains. Address their He did not seek

hearts.” (Mandela) revenge on the white
minority after he
became president.
 Leading by Quitting
 One term as president “to
set the course” for the
nation
 In 1999, he would be 80
years old, “an
octogenarian shouldn’t be
meddling in politics.”
(Mandela)
 He knew when to move
on, stepping down
after getting the
country on track.