Nelson Mandela's Legacy: Development - Nature vs. Nurture

Nelson Mandela is widely considered the world’s greatest leader. As a tribute to him, HR Grapevine explores the different aspects of Mandela’s leadership style and his legacy.

Mandela’s talents as a leader could be considered a part of his DNA, and so arguably his ability to inspire the world may not be easily replicated. However, this provokes the age-old debate of nature vs. nurture.

In HR Grapevine’s October feature ‘4 Leadership Development Lessons’, Sally Hopson, Customer & People Director at Pets At Home, says that all leadership skills can be learnt and improved upon: “Even innate skills, require refinement as the world changes around us.