Invictus Movie Analysis

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Leadership demonstrated by Nelson Mandela:

1. Conviction: He has shown great conviction in what he intends to achieve. Mandela had a very high conv

bringing black and white together by way of cohesive teaming the rugby team players which fructified.

2. Leading by example: Nelson Mandela had shown great humility and compassion towards white and bla

opposed his own black people whom he led to end apartheid, for the unity and prosperity of the country. He

courage and demonstrated by actions, which led white to believe in him.

3. Build team for future: eader always keeps his focus on long term goal. !outine accomplishment of work the big goal which benefits not only the company "or society# but the team members immensely in building c

role playing.

4. Be adaptive: eaders has to adapt as per circumstances otherwise he is left out and team is not able t

Mandela said $%f % can&t change when circumstances demanded it, then % have failed as a leader'.

5. Trust your people: His trust in average rugby team inspired them to outperform. (rust can catapult an ordioutstanding results. He encouraged team to believe in themselves.

6. Carismatic and !orgiveness: His forget and forgive approach towards country& white people brought tafter the end of apartheid. He strongly believed in $(he weak can never forgive. )orgiveness is the attr

such consistent and demonstrative approach brought two communities together for the sake of unit

country.

7. Stand by your people: (he productivity of the overall team increases if the members have a feeling tha

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".#ituational Leadersip: A true leader takes a back seat in situations where any of his team members

competence. He does not interfere in all matters during execution. (hough Mandela wondered how *pri

the powerful All +lack, he did not intervene on the *pringboks& play strategy.

$. Be generous: eader earns high respect if he respects his team members irrespective of their

castcreedcompetence. -hen *outh Africa defeated New ealand, Mandela said to )rancois, $(hank yhave done to your country/'.

1%. Cultivated unity in diversity:He has worked hard to unite the whites and black. He has passed the

African population that unity is the key to take the nation forward. He has emphasi0ed the need to unde

view.

11. Transparency and fearlessness: He has explained the reason behind his intentions. $%f my people

their leader, then it is my duty to inform them that they are wrong/' (his has indicated that has no fear in

necessary even though it was unpopular. He has also mentioned to his bodyguard that forgiveness is pothat will remove the fear when he was assigned to work with -hites.

12. Carismatic and !orgiveness: He has demonstrated his trust in the captain of the !ugby team wh

whole team. +y inspiring him to take charge and deliver the world cup for the country, he handed down a

responsibility to the captain.

13. Compassion and &umbleness: Mandela has strong compassion towards his subordinates. He ma

remember each staff& name "even the name of a tea lady#. He also asks about their family well1being.

Leadership demonstrated by Nelson Mandela.Contd


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Leadership in the context of business organisation :

1. Conviction: %ntegrity of a leader towards ob2ective motivates one and allin the corporation to achieve it. !atan (ata&s conviction of providing car in

one lakh encouraged his team to produce the same.

. Leading by exa!ple: eader is the most watched person in an

organi0ation. His every action is scrutini0ed by subordinates. He

demonstrates by actions. 3eople emulate it all.

". #rust your people: +usiness can not be run without delegation. (rust inability 4 integrity of subordinate leads to delegation. (his inspire them to

perform and achieve astonishing results.

4. Charis!atic and $orgiveness: eaders like Narayana Murthy, !atan

(ata are charismatic business leaders. (hey transformed their

organi0ations. However forgiveness in the business can not be continued

perpetually.


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7ther eadership 6ualities

Nelson Mandela had

Transformational Leadershipstyle which had the very basicessence of:5 New possibilities5 New capabilities

This leadership involves time-

intensive process in whichLeaders takes along hismembers for a common longterm goal and in the process,team members are evolved totake future challenges in aconstructive way.

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