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Nelson Mandela: processing the experience of being in prison
March 29, 2010Leaders and heroes find meaning in events that would devastate others. In 1964, when Nelson Mandela went to prison...
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Obama (part 1)
March 22, 2010Barack Obama had what many would consider a trying and problematic beginning of life. Raised mostly by his grandparents,...
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Gandhi had an extraordinary ability to process his life experience
March 18, 2010As we saw in the previous entry, a major turning point in Gandhi’s life occurred when, as a young...
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We are wrong to think that leaders have extraordinary past experiences
March 15, 2010As I have traveled throughout the world for a number of years, I have been struck...
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It’s about how we process the events of our lives
March 12, 2010As part of my ongoing reflection on the CNN Heroes program I would like to discuss a specific point...
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Lessons from Gandhi
October 15, 2009In my class sessions and conversations with leaders, I often use the story of Gandhi’s experience in South Africa,...