When reading about Nelson Mandela last December, one quote
stood out, at a particularly challenging moment for me in business. I thought I
would share this because when I repeated this quote at a small gathering, it seemed
to resonate with everyone in the room. This is from Bill Keller's December 6 New York Times obituary:
Tthe question was put to Mr. Mandela in an interview for
this obituary in 2007 "after such barbarous torment, how do you keep hatred in
check?" Mandela's answer was almost dismissive: "Hating clouds the mind. It gets in
the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate."
May we take these words in 2014 and strategize our way to
success.
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