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Effective Leadership - "Invictus" Movie Review
Effective Leadership - "Invictus" Movie Review
COMPETENCIES
- Comprehensive team building: Mandelas ability to
buillding a comprehensive team around him comprising of
black and white south africans. Mandela wanted a unified
country and he intended for his team to set the perfect
example for that cause
PEOPLE - Performing the role of a change agent: mandela
performs the role of a change agent by leading from the
front, leading by example and motivating all the people
regardless of the colour of their skin who come in his
presence.
- Believed in the human touch : [1] took initiatives to
create bond between springboks and native and blacks. [2]
Complimented assistans enquired bodyguards about their
families;
- A free open minded leader : who liked frank
interactions with the masses.
Setting audacious goals: is key of aspect of the
management skills. Mandela sets an audacious goal to
ORGANIZATION captain pienaar to win the rugby world cup. He believes
AL that by winning the rugby world cup, the apartheid torn
nation will unite.
Supporting the team : apart from setting audacious
goals, a key management skill is to believe in your team
and stand behind them regardless of how steep the
mountain is and the challenges posed to the team.
Understand the system drives behaviour: instead of
being discourage by the jailterm, he realised that, inmost
BUSINESS cases, peoples behavious had been shaped by the system
surrounded them. He thus tried to change the system;
Adapt to changing situations.
Influence tactics: On his first morning as president he
said to his staff if you are packing up because of your
language, or the color of your skin, or who you worked for
before disqualifies you from working here. I am here to tell
you have no fear. If you want to stay you would be doing
STRATEGIC your country a great service. All i ask is that you do your
work to the best of your abilities and with good heart, i
promise to do the same. If we can manage that our
country will be a shining light in the world
Inspirational Appeals : Mandela made Request that are
consistent with peoples emotions and feelings
Rational Persuasion : Mandela utilized logical and
practical arguments to convince and persuade others of
his goals.
COMMITMENT
Mandela quietly confident manner and strong commitment in
ASPIRATION conveying his visions and aspirations also encourage others
around him to do amazing things that they never thought they
are capable of doing before
ENGAGEMENT Challenged the unanimous vote to eliminate springboks and
managed to reform it.
SACRIFICE Risk of his future as president : the day i am afraid to do that, is
the day i am no longer fit to lead