Nelson Mandela Quotes About Leadership
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One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
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Be a life long student, read as many books as possible.
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If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
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You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
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A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we should emerge stronger and more united than ever before.
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There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
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What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
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Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.
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Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.
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Success in politics demands that you must take your people into confidence about your views and state them very clearly, very politely, very calmly, but nevertheless, state them openly.
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It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.
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If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
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There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
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A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
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I like a leader who can, while pointing out a mistake, bring up the good things the other person has done. If you do that, then the person sees that you have a complete picture of him. There is nobody more dangerous than one who has been humiliated, even when you humiliate him rightly.
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There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.
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It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.
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Appearances matter — and remember to smile.
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A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.
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Nelson Mandela
- Born: July 18, 1918
- Died: December 5, 2013
- Occupation: Former President of South Africa
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