{"id":809,"date":"2020-10-15T17:08:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T21:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waysandmeansshow.org\/?p=809"},"modified":"2024-04-26T14:04:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T14:04:47","slug":"s5e5-secrets-of-great-political-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waysandmeansshow.org\/2020\/10\/15\/s5e5-secrets-of-great-political-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"S5E5 Secrets of Great Political Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this episode of Ways &amp; Means: what makes a great leader during a deeply divided time? And what can we learn from one of the most striking examples of leadership in history? We look at the story of Nelson Mandela and some of the surprising strategies that made his leadership work.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Secrets of Great Leadership by Sanford School @ Duke\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F911278276&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Duke Professor Bruce Jentleson studied leaders who used statesmanship to bring about peace in times of division. He says Nelson Mandela stands out for many reasons. He had personal capital, built up over years of decision-making that put the people first. In one remarkable example, Mandela negotiated with the South African president, from jail, and gained the upper hand.<\/p>\n<p>And when Mandela was serving as president, he did something that\u2019s almost unfathomable today: he stepped down after a single term.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He knew he wasn&#8217;t a policy guy,&#8221; Jentleson says.&#8221;That wasn&#8217;t his expertise, to say, &#8216;Now, okay, what&#8217;s the best policy for developing housing in the neighborhoods that need it the most?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Jentleson is the William Preston Few Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University.\u00a0 His most recent book is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Peacemakers-Leade\u2026hip\/dp\/1684411661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Peacemakers: Leadership Lessons from Twentieth-Century Statesmanship.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/social.sanford.duke.edu\/WaysMeans_ApplePodcasts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe to Ways &amp; Means podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.sanford.duke.edu\/waysandmeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/10\/S5E5-Mandela-Transcript-NEW.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the transcript of this episode<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Original Artwork by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/raehsu.pixieset.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rae Hsu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Music: Theme music by David Schulman. Additional music by by Sound of Picture. <\/em>N\u2019kosi Sikele Afrika by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DukeAmandla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Duke Amandla Chorus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This season of Ways &amp; Means is supported by\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/polis.duke.edu\/\">Polis: the Center for Politics at Duke University\u2019s Sanford School of Public Policy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes a great leader during a deeply divided time? 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