Mandela on leadership
Great article in the latest issue of Time Magazine on Nelson Mandela. I was reading it last night, planning to post about it today. But noticed that Carlos had posted about this very article. So instead of me giving my perspective, head over to Ragamuffin Soul and read the 8 lessons on leadership straight from Carlos’ blog. Good stuff.
Mandela has retired for the most part from the public square but still is involved in a few initiatives. His legacy is undeniable. Most would count him among the greatest leaders of the last 100 years. I sure do.
In all seriousness…I’m not sure that the thousands of innocent civilians that died at the hands of the ANC under Mandela’s “leadership” would share the same admiration for him. Generations far removed from living in the time of the actual events have a tendency to rewrite history. In the case of Nelson Mandela…young 20-somethings seem to forget that he was a leader with strong Communist ties that oversaw death squads, assassinations, bombings, kidnapping and mass sabotage. If tomorrow’s leaders look up to a man that displayed with his life and leadership that “the ends justify the means”…then we have a serious world of hurt coming in the future!!!
Hey Chris. You cheated. You can’t copy and paste comments!!! You said the same thing on my blog!!!
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What can I say…I’m old fart…and real lazy.