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Nelson Mandela Leadership Traits

Nelson Mandela was a renowned leader who fought for equality in South Africa. He possessed charismatic and transformational leadership styles, bringing together diverse groups and enabling South Africans to transcend self-interest to build a unified, multicultural democracy through nonviolent means despite facing oppression.

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Nelson Mandela Leadership Traits

Nelson Mandela was a renowned leader who fought for equality in South Africa. He possessed charismatic and transformational leadership styles, bringing together diverse groups and enabling South Africans to transcend self-interest to build a unified, multicultural democracy through nonviolent means despite facing oppression.

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NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA

04 April 2024 18:02

Leadership is a social process through which one person makes use of others’ support in
accomplishing certain goals.
A great leader inspires confidence in other people and moves them to action. Nelson mandela was
also one of them he was a renowned and influential leader in the world's history.

Since Mandela was a bright student, he proceeded to Fort Hare University. It is at the university that
Mandela’s leadership traits began to emerge. Mandela would fight for equality of all students in
college. Today, Mandela is esteemed as an example of an egalitarian leader.

One of the reasons why Mandela was a good leader is that he did not tolerate unfairness, inequality,
and oppression of the minority.

Nelson possessed :

CHARISMATIC STYLE OF LEADERSHIP due to following points:

• After Mandela joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1940s, he was able to bring
together many educated and uneducated youths to form the ANC youth league. The ability to
bring together people from diverse backgrounds into the youth league indicates Mandela’s
leadership abilities.

• Mandela’s charisma had convinced other leaders and the members of ANC youth league to
elect him as the secretary of the youth league. This depicts Mandela as an influential and
acceptable leader.

• As Mandela continued with his political affairs and leadership at the ANC youth league, he was
able to continue with his law degree studies at the University of South Africa where he later
graduated. This indicates a leader who sought professional knowledge and skills in his pursuit
of influence

• An addition, Mandela used his position as the deputy ANC party leader to spearhead defiance
against the apartheid regime in South Africa. Courage is one of the attributes of a good
leader.

he also possessed TRANSFORMATIONAL STYLE OF LEADERSHIP

• By enabling South Africans to transcend their own self-interests, to become their best selves,
he united a fractured nation and guided its peaceful transition to a multicultural democracy.

Although uncompromising on the principles of equal rights and universal democracy, Mandela was
flexible on most other matters. His willingness to consider other points of view while keeping a clear
focus on the common goal was key to his effectiveness as a leader.

Mandela was known as a person who has visionary and widely charismatic under the scope of
inspirational motivation. For example, he established a group with his friends in 1943 for persuading
the president of ANC to act to prevent this party from the marginalization. This goal then became
the common vision of the members in ANC group .

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