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Servant

Leader

YOUTH SPEAK LEADERS

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Servant

Leader

 Self-reflect and take remedial action 

as a Servant Leader

DO NOT SERVE YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY, INSTEAD SERVE THE NATION 

Yunis Shaik

Expose our people to  other nations cultures

as a Servant Leader

INVEST IN THE ARTS

IT'S HOW OTHER NATIONS KNOW US, AND HOW WE KNOW THEM

Peter Tladi

Put the people first and yourself last

as a Servant Leader

DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF TO LOSE INTEGRITY BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE

Prof. Olive Shisana

The privilege to serve is more important than the rewards

as a Servant Leader

BE REMEMBERED AS SOMEBODY WHO LEFT A REPUTATION AND A LEGACY AS A GOOD SOUTH AFRICAN, WHO STOOD FOR THE RIGHT PRINCIPLES

Dr. Franklin Sonn

Have a healthy dose of scepticism and realism

as a Servant Leader

AVOID OVER SANCTIFYING GREAT LEADERS OF THE PAST, CELEBRATE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS BUT ERECTING THEM INTO HUGE IMPECCABLE GIANTS IS DEMORALISING IN THE PRESENT BECAUSE YOU CAN ONLY FALL SHORT OF THOSE STANDARDS

Jeremy Cronin

Be brave, courageous, committed and prepared to put your life on the line

as a Servant Leader

EACH ONE OF YOU HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A LEADER WITHOUT GOOD LEADERS WE’RE NOT GOING TO SUCCEED

IF THE WORLD WAS LED BY WOMEN IT WOULD BE A BETTER WORLD

Justice Richard Goldstone

Be brave, courageous, committed and prepared to put your life on the line

as a Servant Leader

EACH ONE OF YOU HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A LEADER WITHOUT GOOD LEADERS WE’RE NOT GOING TO SUCCEED

IF THE WORLD WAS LED BY WOMEN IT WOULD BE A BETTER WORLD

Justice Richard Goldstone

Be brave, courageous, committed and prepared to put your life on the line

as a Servant Leader

EACH ONE OF YOU HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A LEADER WITHOUT GOOD LEADERS WE’RE NOT GOING TO SUCCEED

IF THE WORLD WAS LED BY WOMEN IT WOULD BE A BETTER WORLD

Justice Richard Goldstone

Let more women take leadership positions

as a Servant Leader

YOU DON'T NEED TO BURN DOWN BUILDINGS TO MAKE YOUR POINT

RESPECT PEOPLE OF ALL STATUSES IN LIFE

BE INCLUSIVE AND TOLERANT

Baleka Mbete

Be a principle-centered leader

as a Servant Leader

LEAD FROM WITHIN, MORE THAN THE FRONT

YOUR SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG IS WHAT MATTERS

BE INFORMED BY A MORAL BASE OR ETHICAL COMPASS

Dr. Reuel Khoza

Deliver on the promises you make

as a Servant Leader

THE LONG TERM GAINS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT,

FOR EVERYBODY

LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE

WE NEARLY DIED FOR DEMOCRACY, WHY WOULD WE DESTROY IT, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE

Max Sisulu

Accelerate the evolution of our culture and talent

as a Servant Leader

NOBODY IS LESSER OR BETTER THAN YOU

YOU ARE PART OF THE HUMAN RACE, NOT A GROUP

OPEN YOURSELF TO THE DIVERSITY OF WORLD CULTURE

Barbara Masekela

Always do the right thing

as a Servant Leader

DO WHAT YOU DO WITH HEART

RETURN TO OUR CONSTITUTION,

IT MEANS SERVING THE PEOPLE

Justice Yvonne Mokgoro

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People first, the planet and then profits

as a Servant Leader

WE ARE PROUDEST WHEN WE SERVE OTHERS

RUN THE FASTEST, HARDEST AND CLEVEREST

BE GENUINELY OBSESSED WITH DEVELOPING OTHERS

Bonang Mohale

Learn about your weaknesses, listen

as a Servant Leader

NOT JUST YOUR STRENGTHS

PASSION IS POWER

BE READY TO BE SCRUTINISED

MAKE THOSE REGARDED AS SMALL,

THE MOST IMPORTANT

Brigitte Mabandla

Be willing to make some compromises

as a Servant Leader

LEARN TO LISTEN

BROADEN YOUR SCOPE OF KNOWLEDGE

INCLUDING OUTSIDE YOUR COUNTRY

BRING TOGETHER DIVERSE EXPERIENCES

Essop Pahad

Look at your responsibility and culpability in the maintenance of inequality

as a Servant Leader

ASK HOW DO I SERVE FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS

TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR ALL

Denis Goldberg

Be willing to learn, be vulnerable and serve the common good

as a Servant Leader

IF YOU LOSE YOUR MORAL COMPASS, THE PEOPLE MUST RESET THE MORAL COMPASS

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba

You can't ask of others what you aren't prepared to do yourself

as a Servant Leader

YOUR CONSCIENCE CAN'T ONLY APPLY WHEN YOU ARE EXERCISING LEADERSHIP TO OTHERS IT MUST ALSO GUIDE YOU

President Kgalema Motlanthe

We bear responsibility to make it a better place

as a Servant Leader

IN EVERYTHING WE DO

AS LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY

Justice Kate O’Regan

Know it's a privilege to be a servant of the people

as a Servant Leader

IT'S THE GREATEST PLEASURE I'VE HAD

Dr. Mangosuthu Buthelezi

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as a Servant Leader

Never hide your conscience

or activism

WE MUST EXPOSE IT TO ALLOW OTHERS TO UNDERSTAND

Theresa Solomone

Listen to people as a servant

as a Servant Leader

DON'T TELL THEM WHAT TO DO

YOU ARE ANSWERABLE TO THEM

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE PROGRESS YOU CAN ONLY DO IT THROUGH    A COLLECTIVE

Ahmed Kathrada

Be sceptical, not cynical

as a Servant Leader

THEY GO HAND IN HAND

SO CHALLENGE, CRITIQUE AND

TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED

LOOK TRUTH IN THE EYE

Justice Albie Sachs

You need sound institutions

as a Servant Leader

TO HOLD YOU TO ACCOUNT

Trevor Manual

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Let people 

speak 

as a Servant Leader

AND DON'T LET FEAR INFLUENCE YOU FROM DISTINGUISHING RIGHT FROM WRONG

Advocate George Bizos

Never sweep things under the carpet

as a Servant Leader

AND SERVE WITH COMPASSION

Sophia de Bruyn

Ethics is Everything

as a Servant Leader

IT'S NOT A RULE, IT IS A STATE OF MIND

Professor Ben Turok

Never Be Silent

as a Servant Leader

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi

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