{"id":37,"date":"2017-10-29T19:18:03","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T19:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sadiethompson\/?p=37"},"modified":"2017-10-29T19:18:03","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T19:18:03","slug":"invictus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sadiethompson\/2017\/10\/29\/invictus\/","title":{"rendered":"Invictus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Invictus showcases many valuable key lessons on leadership and is an excellent movie. I will highlight a few of the key lessons on leadership in the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n

After being elected, Mandela walks into his office to find that the majority of the previous staff members are packing up their office supplies as they no longer want to work there. Mandela reassures them that they can work together as a team, and that each of them is needed and valued. Mandela also challenges them \u201chead-on\u201d and tells them if they want to leave they can. But, he also indicates that if they decide to stay, they would be doing their country a great service. \u201c<\/span>Temperance allows leaders to be calm when others around them panic, to think things through, and to act in the best long-term interests of the organization. It helps them avoid overreacting to short-term success or failure, and to assess both the risks and the rewards of alternative courses of action<\/span>\u201d (Gandz et al., 2013). In this situation, Mandela showed his staff that he is worthy of their trust, that each member is valued and that together, they can work as a team to achieve great things. <\/span><\/p>\n

One of the scenes in the movie that especially resonated with me is the scene in which Mandela and his staff are travelling in a vehicle. One of the characters in the car is saying that the rugby team has already met all expectations on and off the field and that the winner of the match will be left to fate. Mandela continues to ask what more can be done. He continues to say that there has to be something more they can do. This is a valuable quality in leadership because it demonstrates Mandela\u2019s commitment to his vision. He is not willing to accept defeat and crumble in the face of challenges and setbacks.\u201dNelson Mandela knew who he was at his core. He knew his values, and his leadership reflected those values.\u201d (Northouse, 2016, P 198). Northouse suggests that leaders have passion, commitment to their cause and heart. Mandela had all of these characteristics. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLeaders with drive demonstrate a passion to achieve results, the vigor to motivate others; they demonstrate initiative and a desire to excel\u201d <\/span>(Gandz et al., 2013). Mandela was driven to show the world that apartheid was over in South Africa. This demonstrates Mandela\u2019s transcendent quality. <\/span>Transcendent leaders are optimistic: they focus on the future and inspire others to do the same (Gandz et al., 2013). <\/span>When he was told that a billion people would watch the World Cup, Mandela saw this as a real opportunity to showcase South Africa to the rest of the world, as a country whose peoples were now united. The next challenge for Mandela was then to figure out how to inspire the team so that they would win the World Cup. \u00a0If Springbok was successful, it would inspire the country of South Africa. Northouse, 2016, suggests that leaders inspire a shared vision. (Northouse, 2016). Mandela inspired a nation to share the same vision.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mandela was one of the most charismatic, inspirational and effective leaders that the world has ever known. His courage, strategies and dedication to his vision will continue to inspire other leaders in the world forever. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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References<\/span><\/p>\n

Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eastwood, C. (Director) & Eastwood, C., McCreary, L., Lorenz, R., Neufeld.M Producers) (2009). Invictus. United States: Liberty Pictures.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gandz, M. Crossan, G. Seijts and M. Reno, \u201cLeadership Character and Corporate Governance,\u201d Director 167, May\u2013June 2013, pp. 15\u201321, reprinted in Ivey Business Journal.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Invictus showcases many valuable key lessons on leadership and is an excellent movie. I will highlight a few of the key lessons on leadership in the movie. After being elected, Mandela walks into his office to find that the majority of the previous staff members are packing up their office supplies as they no longer … <\/p>\n

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