In memoriam: What every entrepreneur can learn from Nelson Mandela

It is clear the end of apartheid (in and of itself stifling to the economy of South Africa) would have ended differently without the moral and political leadership of Nelson Mandela. Wholesale massacre and bloodshed would have occurred. Instead a society where everyone had a place was created. “Truth and Reconciliation” meant that the past was not left to fester. The sins of the past were confronted, reconciliation occurred and the country was free to move forward into the future. Mandela also understood the importance of leaving a thriving economy in place. This allowed the world to be confident enough to conduct business in South Africa. This is in sharp contrast to Zimbabwe where major industries were nationalized and within a very short time the country fell into a catastrophic economic decline. So we may hail Nelson Mandela as a great man, a moral giant and a heroic leader of a people and a country. All of that is true. But let us also remember that he exemplified an approach to commerce that created a prosperity and economic future for South Africa that is not true for many post-revolutionary societies. Madiba was a great Entrepreneur for a new and better social order.

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