pride of their nation once again. Mandela encourages the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The South African Rugby Team become world champions and the pride of their nation once again.

Mandela encourages the post-apartheid

country to embrace their countrymen, reject division & revenge.

Taking the losing Springbok Rugby team under

his wing, he inspires the members through his friendship & mentoring of its captain, François.

His administration, the community, and nation

who once hated this man, see him set an example to all his people of forgiveness, leadership, and reunification.

Power & Influence

 It is much easier to

influence someone on an individual, personal level. Figure out who needs to be influenced early on...with the “soft strategy” of persuasion and interaction (Nikolova & Devinney, 2009). Mandela perceived

immediately who he needed to influence on the rugby team: their captain.

Conflict Resolution

Conflict resolution is helped when team members are assigned who have

relevant experience, and are not just included out of convenience, or expectation because of a relationship or intimacy with the leader.

 Building trust is key to performance and for resolving conflicts. Trust in

both directions - trust in the leadership, and within the team itself. (Behfar , Peterson, Mannix, and Trochim, 2008)

As soon as he comes to power, President Mandela assigns the experienced white security force from the former administration to work with his personal (native African) body guards - much to everyone’s surprise and initial discomfort. Mandela works to gain the trust of both sides, white and black Africans. He gains the respect and confidence of rugby team Captain François, to influence and inspire him to greatness, and to help unite a divided nation through their beloved game.

Power & Influence

 Minority team members are trusting inside their group, but have trouble

trusting persons outside their minority group, and influence other members to act the same way. But a minority member can overcome his bias with intentionality of purpose, and with self-awareness learn to control his reactions, gain acceptance in, and influence over the group (Adams & Anantatmula, 2010).

 Individual team members who are part of a strong, positive group will

internalize the positivity as part of the group identity (Adams & Anantatmula, 2010).

The black and white South African communities did not trust one another until Mandela seized the opportunity to bring them together, cause them to work together, overcome biases, set examples of acceptance for the country, and therefore influence their country for the good of all. Members of the Springbok Rugby team took the encouraging cues

• ffered by the captain for their example and began to believe in

their own inner strength, endurance, and ability as a team to conquer their opponent.

Power & Influence

When a leader demonstrates that he has the team’s best interest, or in this case, nation, at heart rather than self- aggrandizement, others will acquiesce to his leadership (servant leadership).

(Adams & Anantatmula, 2010).

“What’s your philosophy on leadership?”

• President Mandela

“By example. I have always thought to lead by example, Sir.” - François

Group Intelligence Group Mood Group Emotion Social Identity Self-Identity

Forming Storming Norming Performing

Uploaded on Feb 21, 2010 by suvendu sekhar sabat " Invictus " is a short poem by the English poet William Ernest Henley (1849-1903). It was written in 1875 and first published in 1888. Nelson Mandela had the poem written on a scrap of paper on his prison cell while he was incarcerated. Standard YouTube License Movie: Invictus

“I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.”

References

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Adams, S. L., & Anantatmula, V. (2010). Social and behavioral influences on team

• process. Project Management Journal, 41(4), 89-98. doi:10.1002/pmj.20192

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Behfar, K. J., Peterson, R. S., Mannix, E. A., & Trochim, W. K. (2008). The critical role of conflict resolution in teams: A close look at the links between conflict type, conflict management strategies, and team outcomes. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 93(1), 170-188. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.93.1.170

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Levi, D. J. (2017). Group dynamics for teams (5th ed.) [Kindle version].

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Nikolova, N., & Devinney, T . M. (2009). Influence and power dynamics in client- consultant teams. Journal of Strategy and Management, 2(1), 31-55. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.bellevue.edu/10.1108/17554250910948695

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Videos:

Eastwood, C. (Director, Producer). (2010). Invictus. U.S.A.: Warner Bros. Pictures. (2009)

MasterClass LLP. (2012, October 12). Powerful learning from this scene in Invictus: What is your philosophy on leadership? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQhns5AwAkA sabat, S. S. (2010, February 21). Invictus - Poem that inspired a nation [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/FozhZHuAcCs Warner Movies on Demand. (2013, October 12). Invictus - Trailer [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsTht3KodqI