{"id":2211,"date":"2009-12-18T17:38:43","date_gmt":"2009-12-18T17:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/?p=2211"},"modified":"2009-12-18T17:38:43","modified_gmt":"2009-12-18T17:38:43","slug":"obama-vs-mandela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/obama-vs-mandela\/","title":{"rendered":"Invictus – Power of Conscience"},"content":{"rendered":"
A candidate\u2019s Character Type determines how he or she believes the world works and how the candidate defines his or her role in the world as a leader. \u00a0Clinton and Obama each have a unique and contradictory philosophy.<\/div>\n
Nine Character Type analysis works because it is drawn from real life and real people, and from how people actually clash in ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. \u00a0For example–<\/div>\n
Although candidates may try to massage their message based on polls and trends, a character\u2019s fundamental understanding of the world and leadership does not change. If you look at how a candidate frames the issues, what slogan the candidate picks and the major themes in a candidate\u2019s speeches, his or her Character Type becomes clear.<\/div>\n
No Character Type is inherently good or bad, an excellent leader or a poor one; but each is profoundly different from the others. \u00a0Each sees different challenges, opportunities and threats and each views the world and his or her role as a leader from a unique perspective.<\/div>\n

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The Power of Conscience character leads by showing fairness, firmness, consistency, justice and providing a good example. \u00a0These leaders believe that they have responsibility for others and a duty to protect the rights of all. \u00a0They are particularly sensitive to those who are disenfranchised, disadvantaged, disabled or unable to fight for themselves. \u00a0When he defeated the white Afrikaners politically he felt bound to protect their rights and interests as well. \u00a0These characters believe that equality and the rule of law is humankind\u2019s salvation.<\/p>\n

Power of Conscience leaders tell potential supporters: \u201cFollow me. \u00a0I know what\u2019s right. \u00a0I will be just. \u00a0I will be fair. \u00a0I will be responsible.\u201d \u00a0They argue: \u00a0\u201cCome along and fight the good fight. \u00a0Do what is right. \u00a0Justice will prevail. \u00a0Don\u2019t argue. \u00a0I know the right path to take.\u201d<\/p>\n

The insistence that they know what is right can get these leaders into trouble with supporters. \u00a0 This scene in Invictus<\/strong>, illustrates Power of Conscience leadership philosophy very succinctly.<\/p>\n

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As in Invictus<\/strong>, Power of Conscience characters tend to personalize their work, making their mission to improve the world an inseparable part of their own identity. \u00a0In life, Mandela has said: \u00a0“The struggle IS my life.”<\/p>\n

An unwillingness to compromise on moral ground is the hallmark of these leaders. \u00a0In life, Mandela never compromised his principles to avoid punishment. \u00a0He refused several opportunities to get out of jail, which required him to recant or renounce one of his stands on justice or equal rights.<\/p>\n

The best Power of Conscience leaders are \u201cservant leaders\u201d who have \u00a0the humility to serve the greater good of others. Power of Conscience leaders teach their followers to lead by example and to be of service themselves. \u00a0This is illustrated in a wonderful scene with Matt Damon, playing Springboks captain Francois Pienaar, where the two men talk of leading by example. \u00a0Mandela poses the essential Power of Conscience question, “How do you inspire a people to be better than they think they are?”<\/p>\n

Improving themselves, others and the world at large is of paramount importance to Power of Conscience characters. \u00a0They are disciplined, principled and challenge others to take the moral high-ground. In life, Mandela has said, “The time is always ripe to do right.”<\/p>\n

Power of Conscience character lead by getting out in front the crowd, taking a strong principled stand (often against popular opinion) and speaking out against whatever they view as wrong, unjust, unfair or corrupt. \u00a0They understand and are willing to pay the price for acting on their beliefs.<\/div>\n
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The excellent film, Invictus, starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela is a great study in Power of Conscience leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,53,45],"tags":[312,25,26,607,27,28,30,31,913,32,914,861,915,33,916,34,917,35,36,37,38,39,40,317,613,502,41,42],"class_list":["post-2211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies-character-development-screenwriting-screenplay-script-blog","category-power-of-conscience","category-video-clips-television-movies-series","tag-apartheid","tag-character","tag-characters","tag-clint-eastwood","tag-emotional-toolbox","tag-etb","tag-film","tag-films","tag-invictus","tag-laurie-hutzler","tag-mandela","tag-matt-damon","tag-morgan-freeman","tag-movies","tag-nelson-mandela","tag-nine-character-types","tag-rugby","tag-screenplay","tag-screenplays","tag-screenwriting","tag-script","tag-scripts","tag-scriptwriting","tag-south-africa","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-tv","tag-writing"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",960,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n-300x225.jpg",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n-768x576.jpg",768,576,true],"large":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",960,720,false],"ttshowcase_normal":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",125,94,false],"ttshowcase_small":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",75,56,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",960,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",960,720,false],"Image Size 500x500":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",500,375,false],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n-300x400.jpg",300,400,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n-600x450.jpg",600,450,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n-100x100.jpg",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Laurie Hutzler","author_link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The excellent film, Invictus, starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela is a great study in Power of Conscience leadership.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}