What was the leadership principles that guided Gandhi throughout his life?
•Gandhi’s leadership was guided by his idealism on power and control.
•At the beginning he used forces to obtain power The scene: demanding on his wife
•Later he was primarily interested in acquiring and maintaining power through peace
•His vision was provided by his philosophy of non-violence (ahimsa). He was committed
to the ideal of non-harm. The scene: fasting to get the Muslims and Hindus to cease fighting
•His dedication to service (leader as servant), the belief in the Power of One: He
transcended himself from a British aristocrat (คนชนสั งู) to a servant of humanity. (Note how
he change his dress code over time)The scene: taking tray from the servant and beginning to serve
tea to Neru, Patel, and Jinnah, a symbolic meaning.
•Integrity. What enable Gandhi to be an effective leader was the examples he set and his
willingness to stand by his beliefs and principles no matter what happened. He inspired
others to fight for independence with non-violence. He refused to cooperate what he
viewed as evil. The scene: spinning cotton wheel to make his own clothes
•The vision of independence for the people of India. This is what enable him to unite the
people against the British. But when this goal was achieved, his influence decline and the
conflict between Muslims vs. Hindus ultimately led to his death.
seek the mutual interest of the South Africans and the Indians.
•But he soon learned that he could not appeal to enlightened self-interest
because of deep prejudice from the white.
•Thus it became necessary to transform society and the people to a new vision
of human relationship that transcend the prejudice and hatred that the white had.