Nelson MandelaThe great leaders are essential for any organisations or societies. Northouse (2007) defines “leadership as being a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal”. Nelson Mandela is one of the greatest leaders in the world and the sets a good example of leadership. The purpose of this essay is to discuss leadership styles and what makes Nelson Mandela such a great leader according to the describing framework leadership style by Darling and Leffel (2010).
There are many studies about leadership styles but this essay will focus on the journal “Developing the Leadership Team in an Entrepreneurial Venture: A Case Focusing on the Importance of Styles (Darling & Leffe, 2010). This journal analyses four different leadership styles in a venture called MedTech. Leadership styles divided into four categories; Analyser, Creator, Connector and Director. The Analysers are leaders who are very logical to get to the conclusion; take time to reach a conclusion and gathering facts and analyse data. The creator type leaders like to take opportunities and risks and act quickly as the decisions made also they are very innovative. The connectors are co-operative leaders who get along with their staff easily and have a natural sense to create a friendly working atmosphere. Also they prefer to motivate people to work together rather than forcing them to do so. The directors tend to be stubborn and focused on tasks and results. Also they are pragmatic. There are many factors that make good leaders such as ability to listen and cooperate with other people, but effective leaders and ineffective leaders cannot be judged. However there are some traits that make an effective leader, for example, aspiration to lead and influence people, being honesty and consistent and intelligence (Kirkpatrick, 1991). On the other hand, ineffective traits include abuse of power, dishonesty and lack of ability to relate to other people. The leaders can have more than one leadership styles
Dubrin, Dalglish & Miller (2006) said “leadership involves influencing people”. This quote is a good description of the leadership style of Nelson Mandela. He is the one of the greatest leaders in the world. He was the first black President of South Africa and helped to overcome apartheid in South Africa. He was born in 1918 in small town of a wealthy family in Transkei in South Africa. He was expelled from Fort Hare University after participating in a student strike. However, he obtained a degree in law from the University of South Africa after he had obtained the degree he joined the African National Congress (ANC). He was arrested in 1956 and charged with treason and released in 1990 when he was greeted with cheering
Martin was a founding member of the United Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which was initiated in 1963 by the Church’s newly-formed president, Joseph Smith. Mr. Martin had long advocated the reestablishment of plural marriage, and when it came to his new position as Bishop of Manti, he opposed this. He began the First Presidency in 1968, then led the Church for 18 months following his appointment as President, with an emphasis on plural marriage (LDS), where Mormon and Methodist ministers were encouraged to practice plural marriage (see 1 Nephi 17:28, 44-47). During his time in the First Presidency, Martin sought to develop his teachings in faith and leadership, and he served as President of one of the most important youth organizations, Young Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of the Latter-day Saints. President John F. Kennedy (1883-1908), who was born in the Manteo Valley, had earlier advocated a plural marriage (see 1 Nephi 24) and was the last African-American member to get a President’s certificate in the Church. Martin later became the President and Minister of Marriage at the Utah State University, Salt Lake City. In the First Presidency and Vice Presidents’ Conference, he was president throughout 1979 and served 18 months with great success at the Salt Lake City Lodge of God. He was then elected Bishop of a San Antonio branch of the Church (see 7 Quotes of President Martin at the 1968 Brigham Young University Semiannual Meeting, 1:31). In May of 1973 Dr. Joseph F. B. Eyler, Jr. (President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1979, Salt Lake City) was present at the 1963 South African Youth Symposium, which brought together members of various sections of the African American community, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dr. B. Eyler and Dr. Joseph B. Eyler Sr. were part of the First Presidency of the LDS Church.
HARWOOD: Dr. B. Eyler said that he knew of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s participation because of his experience and his involvement with the civil rights movement in his youth, and that King was one of many leaders to join the anti-labor movement. In the 1970s he joined the Young Women’s Political Action Committee and advocated for the boycott of major corporations. He worked with the White House office of the Women’s Legal Defense and Education Fund (WAALF), as well as the Women’s Religious Leadership Conference in the 1950s. Dr. Eyler has spoken to the Supreme Court directly. During that time he was engaged in various civil rights activities. Following his marriage to Nancy B. Johnson at the age of 18, Dr. Eyler had served as Chief of Religious Affairs on various legislative bodies. He was