Nelson Mandela who celebrated his 90th on Friday, Sat down with Time magazine to go over 8 lessons that you would need to be an effective leader…
Courage is not the absence of fear — it’s inspiring others to move beyond it
In 1994, during the presidential-election campaign, Mandela got on a tiny propeller plane to fly down to the killing fields of Natal and give a speech to his Zulu supporters. I agreed to meet him at the airport, where we would continue our work after his speech. When the plane was 20 minutes from landing, one of its engines failed. Some on the plane began to panic. The only thing that calmed them was looking at Mandela, who quietly read his newspaper as if he were a commuter on his morning train to the office. The airport prepared for an emergency landing, and the pilot managed to land the plane safely.
This is definitely worth a check out, it is different from your everyday blogosphere content, but it is interesting and inspiring.
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