Literature review
Nelson Mandela was a South African leader. He succeeded to end apartheid and with the African National Congress (ANC), he was the first one who won the presidential election with black-African origin. Thus, Mandela received the Nobel Prize for Peace (Britannica, 2016). 27 years as a strong-willed prisoner (Shriberg and Shriberg, 2011, p. ) improved his personal development of forgiveness for his rivals, formed his strength and established supplementary leadership skills like his positive and humorous attitude and a permanent vision of restored faith in humanity (Rotberg, 2012, p. 40). Even though, Mandela had the opportunity to be released from custody, he refused to abandon his faith pursuant to Northouse in 2009 (p. 16-17). According to Williams, Mandela’s influence over his followers and even opponents actually increased in prison (2013). On these grounds, he enshrined his vision in The Truth and Reconciliation Commission for nationwide …show more content…
33, p. 157, p. 160-166). An ethical leader, according to Fluker, represents traditions, conducts the joint utilization and learnt from the past. “Imagination and Community” are trials and strains of a leader’s mental consciousness, they have to be aware of. In ethical leadership, imagination and the public-spiritedness strengthens a leader and its followers to conquer inequities. A model example of embodied imagination and community sense is Nelson Mandela. Nonetheless, he was absent in the South African struggle for justice and human dignity, due to his captivity, Mandela emerged as a leader of this movement against apartheid (Fluker, 2009, p.165-166). Ethical motivation and resourcefulness were Mandela’s sources of energy. Fluker appreciates Mandela’s aptitude, which helped him to imprint himself and the South African vision in the memory of many, as a lesson for present-day leaders (2009, p.
Nelson Mandela was a South African leader. He succeeded to end apartheid and with the African National Congress (ANC), he was the first one who won the presidential election with black-African origin. Thus, Mandela received the Nobel Prize for Peace (Britannica, 2016). 27 years as a strong-willed prisoner (Shriberg and Shriberg, 2011, p. ) improved his personal development of forgiveness for his rivals, formed his strength and established supplementary leadership skills like his positive and humorous attitude and a permanent vision of restored faith in humanity (Rotberg, 2012, p. 40). Even though, Mandela had the opportunity to be released from custody, he refused to abandon his faith pursuant to Northouse in 2009 (p. 16-17). According to Williams, Mandela’s influence over his followers and even opponents actually increased in prison (2013). On these grounds, he enshrined his vision in The Truth and Reconciliation Commission for nationwide …show more content…
33, p. 157, p. 160-166). An ethical leader, according to Fluker, represents traditions, conducts the joint utilization and learnt from the past. “Imagination and Community” are trials and strains of a leader’s mental consciousness, they have to be aware of. In ethical leadership, imagination and the public-spiritedness strengthens a leader and its followers to conquer inequities. A model example of embodied imagination and community sense is Nelson Mandela. Nonetheless, he was absent in the South African struggle for justice and human dignity, due to his captivity, Mandela emerged as a leader of this movement against apartheid (Fluker, 2009, p.165-166). Ethical motivation and resourcefulness were Mandela’s sources of energy. Fluker appreciates Mandela’s aptitude, which helped him to imprint himself and the South African vision in the memory of many, as a lesson for present-day leaders (2009, p.