My Own Interpretation of Mandela’s 8 Lessons in Leaders

That is why I also spread push throughe to sh ar to you Mandelas 8 lessons of Leadership 1. Courage is not the absence of fear its inspiring others to drive beyond it In tackling lifes challenges, you must verbal expression fear head-on and find the guts that you whitethorn not falter when life is giving you a hard time. There are people who wanted to see you fall and you must find courage to stand up to them. Having courage does not mean being reckless or stupid only if rather it means to hold your head up, look them in the eye. Do the right topic even when you stand al one and only(a) and it eventually pull up stakes recompense off in the end 2.Lead from the reckon but dont leave your base behind Hey, its great to be a croaker, right? There are privileges like less work for you and more work for your subordinates and get the credit from the efforts of your colleagues-NO, this is a very wrong notion. They will neer respect you as a leader if you lead them an iron fist. Whats the point of being a leader if no one will win you? Move with the principle that others matter as well and do whats best for your group, not just you. Be honest and fair. Work hard. Play hard. Do your homework. Know what you are talking ab extinct and they will follow.Dont ever mistake arrogance and intelligence for the same thing for they are quite an different. Life will eventually teach you humility if your ego will swell up. 3. Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front Sometimes, its kind of nice to take a few steps back and let others lead as well while you still lead them. Why not? Give others opportunity to prove themselves that they are capable to lead and let them discover their potentials too. Maybe you could even grow a thing or two from them. Not all great ideas come from one brain but rather a group of brains.When they eventually get off-track, youre still there to guide them back like a shepherd guiding a lost sheep. 4. Know your enemy and learn about his dearie sport Truth is you cannot please everybody and there are some people would not favor you leading them. That irritates you, doesnt it? Often, the people who anger us about in life are more like us than wed like to admit. Dont ignore them. Get to know them. Find out what makes them tick. Maybe they just want your attention. Maybe they just want a duty. Give them something to do for change. See how they fare.Now, at some point, you may need to cut your losses and move on down the road. However, you may inadvertently find out your enemy is all of a sudden your good friend. 5. Keep your friends tight-fitting and your rivals even closer Youre not alone and there leaders like you as well but with different personalities, capabilities, and leaderships styles. Some of these leaders may agree to you and favor your leadership skills but there are other does not. Still, it is not wrong to have a little healthy competition and learn to appreciate what life gives you b ecause not all life is easy.Again, you have to be strong and be firm for the people who follow you. When things go out of hand, unendingly use diplomacy. 6. Appearances matter and remember to smile Love yourself first before others. How can you serve other people when you could not serve yourself right? Appearances rightfully do matter especially if youre a student nurse rendering service to your patient. If your patient sees that you could not take care of yourself, he/she will have second thoughts or doubts in cooperating with you. Being neat and clean will give you an edge. Remember to smile because this stuff is contagious.When you clumsily tripped yourself, you should make a fast recovery with grace and smile because they want strong leaders who could recover fast from a tragic fall and continue the service. SMILE 7. zip fastener is black or white Life could be a burden sometimes when you have to make a decision, either it is small or gigantic because not all of your decis ions would favor the entire public and there always consequences. When that happens, first of all pray, it helps to meditate and ask for guidance from above and then intend for a solution, it always works. Listen to all sides of the story before making rash decisions.All decisions especially a leaders decision should be think through. Sleep on it if you must. Dont let emotions cloud your judgment. This is a very common to student nurses during RLE when in doubt, dont or ask your clinical instructor about it, it always works, try it they wont bitesometimes. 8. Quitting is leading too I flinched when I heard this one but I tend to like it. It is cliche to say do not ever give up, try and try until you succeed, and quitting is for losers but what if you run out of ideas, too tired to hold on, groping for answers in the dark and hopelessly praying for give me more TIME.Why not tomorrow? Hey, there are always tomorrow right? Dont tire yourself youre only human. If you sense that youre l osing a battle, sound a retreat, let your army rest and fight for another day, maybe your enemy needs a rest too you know. Sometimes in life doesnt work out. retributory step back and take a deep breath. Move on and do something else or the alternative. Dont squander your life in the boulevard of broken dreams, just move on the other side of the road to start anew.A life of good leaders revolves around success and chastening all the time. But just learn to accept what God has given you and learn to appreciate it. Do not dwell on failures but move on. Leaders experience too many sufferings and trials in order to strive for excellent service his/her fellows but it will be compensated with the achievements and recognitions he/she earned. The pieces of piece of music and awards on the wall are important. But they are not nearly as important as the journey you make and the people you meet on the way. CARPE DIEM