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What is Your Philosophy on Leadership? - Nelson Mandela in Invictus

9/9/2015

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Here is a great video clip from the movie Invictus, which is about how Nelson Mandela used the South African Rugby team as a way to unify the country that had been torn apart by racial apartheid by getting all Africans--black and white--to root for the team.


In this clip, Mandela asks Matt Damon's character what is philosophy on leadership is. Damon responds that he leads by example. Mandela says that people need to be inspired by the others. That they need something to cheer for and draw inspiration from. A poem. A song. A team that is unified and puts all else aside for the goal of victory.

Is that not what we are called to do in the body of Christ? Are we looking for a poem--how about Phil 2:5f? Are we looking for a song for inspiration--how about "Amazing Grace?" Are we looking for a victory and goal to put about all else--how about victory in Jesus Christ and the goal of reconciling the world to him, defeating Satan, and standing together with Christ?


Those who put aside selfishness, anger, gossip, pride, distractions of the world, and all the vain things that charm us most are the true leaders in God's kingdom. That is true leadership. That is the inspiration that the world needs and is looking for.

What do you think of this view of leadership? How could you use this story/video clip in a Christian message/sermon?
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Mark Graham link
11/17/2017 05:28:44 am

Great post- James! Thank you so much for sharing your own thoughts and the amazing philosophy of Nelson Mandela- the former president of South Africa, on leadership. I genuinely feel that when the values are transparent- decisions are straightforward, whereas a little vagueness in the values makes the entire decision-making process complicated and taxing. Well, in this specific context, if anyone considers my opinion, then I can say that an idea leader must be honest, open-minded and supportive, passionate, dedicated, strong-willed, and personally accountable. I hope one will use these criteria to refine his personal philosophy on leadership.

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ultius.com legit link
9/26/2018 09:30:56 am

Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon) thought to himself, “I was thinking how a man could spend thirty years in prison, and come out and forgive the men who did it to him”. It is difficult to comprehend and understand how someone could easily forgive the people who made him live in misery for years. We may never know the exact reason why, but I think Nelson Mandela has suffered enough for being in jail for years that he wanted to make something useful out of his life outside the jail. He already had a rough life in jail, why would he spend his life being free by being miserable again?

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