Are you waiting for more resources – a better job, a higher position, more money, a bigger team, better equipment to lead? You could be waiting forever. Why not just start with what you’ve got right now? What small step could you take to lead using the resources you have right now? This post is [...]
There’s an interesting relationship between listening and leading. Sometimes a true leader will hear what his or her tribe says, but decide to take them in a different direction, because that seems like the right direction. It’s not easy to take your tribe somewhere different to where they’ve been telling you they want to go, [...]
Anger is a huge blocker in relationships. Often when we sense that someone is angry with us, we try to gloss over it and get on with things or we try to tell them why they shouldn’t be angry. These strategies only serve to increase anger and resistance. Is there any anger that needs to [...]
Our values are what motivates us to take action. Watching and listening will enable you to discover your tribe’s values, so that you can know what’s important to them and demonstrate to them how your vision/ project will help them get what’s important to them. As you’re watching and listening… what’s most important to your [...]
Often when it’s a difficult relationship and we’re frustrated with people who aren’t doing what we ask or need of them, then we start to focus on what we don’t like about them, and all their flaws and weaknesses. The more difficult the relationship, the harder it is for us to see their humanity and [...]
The Bottom-line on Invictus is my favorite Bottom-line so far. I loved doing the research for it and creating it for you – and it made me really homesick for South Africa!
As usual, I interviewed the author – John Carlin. John is an incredibly experienced journalist whose work has focused on political change in South Africa. He got to know Nelson Mandela quite intimately for the writing of his book, Invictus, as well as other documentaries he’s written about Nelson Mandela and his ex-wife, Winnie Mandela. So John’s insights were absolute gems. Then I extracted 19 leadership strategies that Nelson Mandela used to be a transformational leader to create my Bottom-line lecture. But the part of this Bottom-line that I was most moved by was my interview with ex-Freedom-Fighter and political prisoner, Thulani Mabaso. So I’ve decided to share this interview with everyone because I want as many people as possible to hear it.
Warning: not recommended for sensitive listeners
It’s an incredibly powerful interview – partly because of the gems of wisdom that Mr Mabaso shared, but also because of the extremity of his story. He hasn’t sanitized the story for you, so be prepared to hear some pretty hardcore stuff.
