Time Magazine published a piece this week that included an interview with Nelson Mandela. In it he outlines his “8 Rules of Leadership”. I was initially stunned when I first read it, thinking about Mandela and his incredible life. Later, as I summarized these rules for a resource document, I suddenly saw their application in business and in life.
I then began to outline his eight rules and translate them to a business context for this blog. But I quickly decided against that idea. Use the link below to read the entire article in it's original context. Then interpret them as you wish, reflecting on how these principles have guided Mandela through his 27 years in prison and his political evolution from revolutionary to revered statesman.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821467,00.html