Leadership - Nelson Mandela ( Invictus )

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Mandela makes decisions based on his visions that can eliminate apartheid and unite the country. For instance, in the movie around 28th minute the sports council gathered a meeting in taking decisions by Word Of Mouth (WOM) towards eliminating the present rugby team of the country and to form a new team with new logo, new name and new jersey that can represent the country. When Mandela comes to know about this he foresees that this decision can create more of injustice in the country especially towards the whites and can give rise to apartheid further. He then reaches the place and convinces the gathering it is the moment that we have to surprise the Whites by compassion, restraint and generosity. He also conveys that this is the high time to prove that we are not against the Whites and also, they consider the Rugby team as their treasure. And he also informs the gathering that this is the time that we build our nation with the bricks we have that is by unity and diversity. As a result of the leader’s inspirational speech the Blacks began to support the team slowly. As the team progressed through the tournament, their supporters also increased.

From the stakeholders point of view, they value him as a leader who has dedicated his life to the entire nation and values his nation with a high preference. For instance, in the movie he values that uniting his nation is more important than opening up with international trades and during his meetings with professionals he wanted to get updates of his team in the World cup competition. Also, he informs his subordinates that during the finals, he wants all his appointments and meetings to postpone so that he can prove his dedication and support towards his nation and demand for a unity throughout the nation. Finally, from the movie, he realises himself as a successful leader and his vision was in the right path as he witnesses both the Whites and the Blacks together celebrating the joyful moments in the streets as their national team have lifted the Rugby World Cup.

By referring to the leadership qualities of Mandela in the movie Invictus, it can be clearly derived that the basic fundamentals for leadership are courage, vision, commitment and finally you need to have a believe in yourselves that your leadership quality can bring a change to the organisation or to the society. In addition to the this we should also possess characteristics like forgiveness and patience.

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