Nelson Mandelas

leadership
My
hero

OUTLINE
What is leadership ?
Four types of leadership ?
Nelson Mandela leadership style ?
Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela's Life?
Revolutionary Events of Nelson Mandel ?
Why Nelson Mandela Is My Hero
Conclusion

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP ?
Leadershipis the ability to inspire or influence others.
Example : Nelson Mandela is a classic case study of how one can
lead without formal authority.
The capacity to integrate, motivate, and mobilize others to bring a
common aspiration to life is what leadership is all about .

HISTORY OF NELSON
MANDELA

Rolihlahla Dalibhunga
Mandela was born in Mvezo
near Umtata on 18th July
1918
his father Henry Mgdala
Mandela was a chief of the
Thembus
his family was quite
wealthy
Mandela had a happy
childhood
at the age of nine he lost
his father
he was given his British
name Nelson at a
Methodist school

1939: Mandela studied

at Fort Hare College,
where he met Oliver
Tambo
there he was first
confronted with the
injustice of the
supremacy of the
whites

after a students strike

Mandela and Tambo
were expelled

he met Walter Sisulu

who arranged a place at
Witwatersrand
university where he
finished his law studies

POLITICAL CAREER

as a student Mandela got

involved in the political
opposition which
struggled for equal rights
for the black majority

1944: he joined the

African National Congress
(ANC) and two years later
he founded the Youth
League of the ANC
(ANCYL) with Tambo and
Sisulu

after the National Party

had won the election the
ANC was forced to fight
harder against Apartheid

POLITICAL CAREER

Mandela demanded:

the preservation of full citizenship

for everyone
direct representation of all SouthAfricans in Parliament
the right of trade unions,
education
and culture for everyone
compulsory school attendance for
everybody
1952: Mandela, who had become the
president of the
ANC and ANCYL, travelled through
the
country to call upon the population to
protest
because of this Defiance Campaign
he received a nine months suspended

sentence with probation

1956: Mandela and others were accused of high treason

1961: the defendants were set free
1960: after the Sharpeville massacre the ANC was forbidden
his attitude changed, he accepted that violence was necessary
1961: Mandela founded the armed wing of the ANC, the Umkhonto
we Sizwe (Spear of the nation)
because of forbidden journeys abroad he was sentenced to five
years imprisonment
police found documents of
the ANC which incriminated
Mandela and other members
they were condemned to
lifelong imprisonment

He spent 18 years of his

prison time on Robben
Island
lived in a 4 sqm- cell
black prisoners
werent considered to be
human beings
they developed the socalled Mandela
University where they
passed on the political
views and the history of
the ANC
1982: they were sent
to Pollsmore Prison
1985: Mandela refused a
possibility to get free
because he would have
to stop fighting violently

FOUR LEADERSHIP TYPES

A
Revolutiona
ry

Participativ
e

Four
Leadership
Styles .

Transaction
al

Autocratic

NELSON MANDELA
LEADERSHIP
STYLE
IS : Nelson
Mandela a revolutionary leadership
style .
He was:

Honest
Competent
Inspirational
Intelligent
Courageous
Fair-minded
Moral
Progressive
Forgiving
Driven

LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM NELSON

MANDELA'S LIFE
1. In leadership, character is more important than strategy
2. It takes more than a single heroic leader at the top to
change the trajectory of an institution, or a nation.
3. Choose collaboration over retaliation
4. Never give up on seemingly impossible ideals

REVOLUTIONARY EVENTS OF
NELSON MANDEL
Nelson Mandela had many events in his life that contributed to his
leadership
He formed the first black law partnership in Africa
He became the first black president of South Africa
Nelson Mandela found ways to make peace after another leader
was assassinated
He went through years of imprisonment
He had many hard struggles in his life and still fought to stay
positive and devoted to his goals

MANDELA BECOMES A HERO

Known as the most famous prisoner in the world.
Began secretly negotiating with the government his
release
Instrumental in creating a pure democratic government
in South Africa and toppling apartheid
Wins first all-race presidential election in South African
history in 1994

Conclusion
This is one of the
most important
moments in the life of
our country. I stand
before you filled with
deep pride and joy
pride in the ordinary,
humble people of this
country. You have
shown such a calm,
patient determination
to reclaim this
country as your own.
And joy that we can
loudly proclaim from
the rooftops: Free at
last!

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