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Mandela's Way
by Richard Stengel
Fifteen lessons from the Time editor who spent years with Mandela: courage is not the absence of fear, lead from the back, know your enemy. Short and wise.
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Three things you will actually use
- Courage is acting afraid.
- Lead from the back.
- Keep your rivals close.
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Read the lesson on leading from the back.
Our verdict
Fifteen Mandela lessons.
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