Nelson Mandela was a leader who advocated for peace and forgiveness. He had a powerful presence that disarmed enemies with his smile. Some of his leadership characteristics included positive thinking, seeing the big picture, focusing on goals beyond himself, remarkable endurance, grit, humility, and hopefulness. The document outlines lessons to be learned from Mandela's life, including never giving up hope, learning the art of compromise, understanding that violence is not the answer, not being put off by difficulties, learning to forgive, being kind, fighting discrimination, drawing a line under the past, and having an unconquerable spirit.

2. NELSON MANDELA LEADERSHIP
CHARACTERISTICS
ADVOCACY FOR PEACE,
POWERFUL PRESENCE THAT DISARMED ENEMIES WITH HIS SMILE,
HIGH LEVEL OF FORGIVENESS,
POSITIVE THINKING,
ABILITY TO SEE THE BIG PICTURE,
FOCUS ON GOALS AND
MISSIONS BEYOND HIMSELF,
REMARKABLE ENDURANCE,
GRIT AND DETERMINATION,
HUMILITY,
HOPEFULNESS
, PATIENCE AND OTHER PERSPECTIVES, LIKE POLITICS, RELIGION, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY,
MORALE AND ETHICS, PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE PROCESS OF OPINIONS AND THOUGHTS REQUIRED
TO BECOME A
GREAT LEADER WHO CAN CHANGE AND LEAD PEOPLE TO A BETTER FUTURE

3. LESSONS LEARNED FROM MANDELA LIFE
• 1.NEVER ABANDON HOPE OR GIVE UP
• “THE STRUGGLE IS MY LIFE. I WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM UNTIL THE END OF MY DAYS.” – NELSON MANDELA
• 2. LEARN THE ART OF COMPROMISE
• “YOU MUSTN’T COMPROMISE YOUR PRINCIPLES, BUT YOU MUSTN’T HUMILIATE THE OPPOSITION. NO ONE IS MORE
DANGEROUS THAN ONE WHO IS HUMILIATED.” – NELSON MANDELA
• “IF YOU WANT TO MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR ENEMY, YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH YOUR ENEMY. THEN HE BECOMES YOUR
PARTNER.” – NELSON MANDELA
• 3. VIOLENCE IS NOT THE ANSWER
• “WE CAN’T WIN A WAR, BUT WE CAN WIN AN ELECTION.” – NELSON MANDELA
• 4. DON’T BE PUT OFF BY DIFFICULTIES
• “IT ALWAYS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL IT IS DONE.” – NELSON MANDELA

4. • 5. LEARN HOW TO FORGIVE
• “IF THERE ARE DREAMS OF A BEAUTIFUL SOUTH AFRICA, THERE ARE ALSO ROADS THAT LEAD TO
THAT GOAL. TWO OF THESE ROADS COULD BE NAMED GOODNESS AND FORGIVENESS.” – NELSON
MANDELA
• 6. HOW KIND ARE YOU?
• “I BELIEVE THAT IN THE END THAT IT IS KINDNESS AND ACCOMMODATION THAT ARE ALL THE
CATALYSTS FOR REAL CHANGE.” – NELSON MANDELA
• 7. BOND BY SHARING EXPERIENCE
• “I DREAM OF AFRICA WHICH IS AT PEACE WITH ITSELF.” – NELSON MANDELA
• 8. FIGHT DISCRIMINATION
• “I DETEST RACIALISM BECAUSE I REGARD IT AS A BARBARIC THING, WHETHER IT COMES FROM A
BLACK MAN OR A WHITE MAN.” – NELSON MANDELA
• 9. DRAW A LINE UNDER YOUR PAST
• “WE DON’T HAVE TO BE VICTIMS OF OUR PAST, THAT WE CAN LET GO OF OUR BITTERNESS, AND
THAT ALL OF US CAN ACHIEVE GREATNESS.” – NELSON MANDELA
• 10. AN UNCONQUERABLE SPIRIT
• MANDELA’S APPROACH TO LIFE WHEN HE FINALLY RETIRED WAS, “TREAD SOFTLY, BREATHE
PEACEFULLY, LAUGH HYSTERICALLY.