on leadership dr. thomas ponniah harvard university [email protected]
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MachiavelliMachiavelli
MachiavelliMachiavelli The key question: how to maintain
social order?
Dangers: external attack and internal dissent
The armed prophet
MachiavelliMachiavelli Hiroshima and Nagasaki
MandelaMandela
MandelaMandela
Apartheid: 15% of the population controlled 85% of the population.
1949: Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act
1950: Immorality Act
1950: The Population Registration Act
1953: Reservation of Separate Amenities Act
MandelaMandela 1948: Apartheid officially begins
1948: Mandela becomes politically active
1962-1990: Mandela in prison
1993: wins Nobel Peace Prize
1993: anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani is assassinated
1994-1999: President Mandela
1995: Rugby World Cup
Machiavelli vs. Machiavelli vs. MandelaMandela
Machiavelli: the ends justify the means
Mandela: the means and ends must correspond
9 principles of 9 principles of leadershipleadership
I. Physical Stamina
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II. Belief that you can change your self and history
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III. Long term vision
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IV. Knowing your priorities
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V. Serve the whole
9 principles of 9 principles of leadershipleadership
VI. Compassion
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VII. Collective Action
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VIII. Renewal
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IX. Spirituality
On LeadershipOn Leadership
Dr. Thomas Ponniah
Lecturer on Social Studies, Harvard University
Faculty Associate, Harvard’s Project on Justice, Welfare and Economics