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Mandela's Way by Richard Stengel — WisdomDeck honest review
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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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  1. Courage is acting afraid.
  2. Lead from the back.
  3. Keep your rivals close.

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