Leaders and People

Sir Peter Blake, Mao Zedong and Nelson Mandela led people in very different ways. Explore what makes a leader famous and the many areas of leadership, including New Zealand, science, politics, sports, adventure and exploration. SCIS no. 1808607

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Peter Blake
Peter Blake
Photograph of Peter Blake, skipper of Lion New Zealand, taken in 1985.
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Robert Muldoon
Robert Muldoon
A selection of photos of politician Robert Muldoon who was Prime Minister from 1975 to 1984.
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Future leaders gathering
Future leaders gathering
Hundreds of potential leaders gathered in Wellington today to learn what it takes to make a difference.
Stories
Rikihana Carkeek
Rikihana Carkeek
Rikihana (Bunny) Carkeek was a prominent Ngāti Raukawa leader from Ōtaki who served in the First World War.
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Richard Seddon and Māori leaders
Richard Seddon and Māori leaders
Group photographed at Huntly during Richard Seddon's visit in 1898. Top row, from left: Tupu Atanatiu Taingakawa Te Waharoa, Henare Kaihau, James Carroll. Bottom row, from left: Richard Seddon, Mah...
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Leadership qualities
Leadership qualities
Shows Australia's new prime minister, Tony Abbott, smiling and flexing his muscles in a pair of Speedos, colloquially known as 'budgie smugglers'. Accompanying note from the cartoonist states: 'Ton...
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Leaders
Leaders
Digital cartoon by Garrick Tremain on leadership in New Zealand.
Articles
Why some people are great leaders, and others are not
The proof of leadership, its true measure, is not about being assigned, appointed to, or awarded with leadership.
Articles
Elizabeth I: an overview
In 1558 the Protestant preacher John Knox wrote, 'It is more than a monster in nature that a woman should reign and bear empire over man.
Videos
Nelson Mandela
More than 30 years after his release from prison, a look at the career of the world's great hero.
Videos
Lead fearlessly, love hard
On Linda Cliatt-Wayman’s first day as principal she was determined to lay down the law.
Videos
Everyday leadership
Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other’s lives.
Websites
WWW
Leadership expert
Leadership Expert, was created to answer leadership questions.
Articles
What Nelson Mandela taught the world about leadership
Imagine the possibilities if political leaders everywhere could summon the moral strength to apply Nelson Mandela’s teachings.
Articles
Mao Zedong
Mao was born in 1893, into a China that appeared to be falling apart.
Articles
The World’s 50 greatest leaders
Includes a background and list (with biographies) of the world’s 50 greatest leaders in 2016.
Websites
WWW
Queen of England
A Prezi presentation on the leadership qualities of Elizabeth 1.
Articles
6 principles that made Nelson Mandela a renowned leader
The late South African anti-apartheid revolutionary looked ahead and challenged norms, say leadership experts.
Articles
Top leadership qualities and attributes of leaders
More than 50 qualities have been identified that are important to great leaders.
Articles
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918, into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Articles
17 Awesome and inspiring facts about Nelson Mandela
For those too young to remember Mandela’s historic fight for racial equality, here’s a primer on some of the most fascinating aspects of the beloved icon’s life story.
Articles
Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg showed the world what it means to lead.
Articles
Famous leaders
Famous leaders who have made a difference.
Articles
Female leaders
Countries with female leaders have far fewer deaths from Covid, research shows.
Articles
What makes a great leader?
An article about the 10 lessons from history about what makes a truly great leader.
Articles
Leadership characteristics
A presentation showing the classic leadership styles.
Articles
The World's most powerful people
A list of the world's most powerful people.
Articles
Jacinda Ardern
The qualities that have made Jacinda Ardern New Zealand’s most popular prime minister in a century.
Articles
Māori leadership
Five key values of strong Māori leadership.
Articles
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping is the leader of China, the world's most populated country and second largest economy.
Images
Peter Blake
Peter Blake
Photograph of Peter Blake, skipper of Lion New Zealand, taken in 1985.
Stories
Robert Muldoon
Robert Muldoon
A selection of photos of politician Robert Muldoon who was Prime Minister from 1975 to 1984.
Audio
Future leaders gathering
Future leaders gathering
Hundreds of potential leaders gathered in Wellington today to learn what it takes to make a difference.
Stories
Rikihana Carkeek
Rikihana Carkeek
Rikihana (Bunny) Carkeek was a prominent Ngāti Raukawa leader from Ōtaki who served in the First World War.
Images
Richard Seddon and Māori leaders
Richard Seddon and Māori leaders
Group photographed at Huntly during Richard Seddon's visit in 1898. Top row, from left: Tupu Atanatiu Taingakawa Te Waharoa, Henare Kaihau, James Carroll. Bottom row, from left: Richard Seddon, Mah...
Images
Leadership qualities
Leadership qualities
Shows Australia's new prime minister, Tony Abbott, smiling and flexing his muscles in a pair of Speedos, colloquially known as 'budgie smugglers'. Accompanying note from the cartoonist states: 'Ton...
Images
Leaders
Leaders
Digital cartoon by Garrick Tremain on leadership in New Zealand.
Articles
Why some people are great leaders, and others are not
The proof of leadership, its true measure, is not about being assigned, appointed to, or awarded with leadership.
Articles
Elizabeth I: an overview
In 1558 the Protestant preacher John Knox wrote, 'It is more than a monster in nature that a woman should reign and bear empire over man.
Videos
Nelson Mandela
More than 30 years after his release from prison, a look at the career of the world's great hero.
Videos
Lead fearlessly, love hard
On Linda Cliatt-Wayman’s first day as principal she was determined to lay down the law.
Videos
Everyday leadership
Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other’s lives.
Websites
WWW
Leadership expert
Leadership Expert, was created to answer leadership questions.
Articles
What Nelson Mandela taught the world about leadership
Imagine the possibilities if political leaders everywhere could summon the moral strength to apply Nelson Mandela’s teachings.
Articles
Mao Zedong
Mao was born in 1893, into a China that appeared to be falling apart.
Articles
The World’s 50 greatest leaders
Includes a background and list (with biographies) of the world’s 50 greatest leaders in 2016.
Websites
WWW
Queen of England
A Prezi presentation on the leadership qualities of Elizabeth 1.
Articles
6 principles that made Nelson Mandela a renowned leader
The late South African anti-apartheid revolutionary looked ahead and challenged norms, say leadership experts.
Articles
Top leadership qualities and attributes of leaders
More than 50 qualities have been identified that are important to great leaders.
Articles
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918, into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Articles
17 Awesome and inspiring facts about Nelson Mandela
For those too young to remember Mandela’s historic fight for racial equality, here’s a primer on some of the most fascinating aspects of the beloved icon’s life story.
Articles
Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg showed the world what it means to lead.
Articles
Famous leaders
Famous leaders who have made a difference.
Articles
Female leaders
Countries with female leaders have far fewer deaths from Covid, research shows.
Articles
What makes a great leader?
An article about the 10 lessons from history about what makes a truly great leader.
Articles
Leadership characteristics
A presentation showing the classic leadership styles.
Articles
The World's most powerful people
A list of the world's most powerful people.
Articles
Jacinda Ardern
The qualities that have made Jacinda Ardern New Zealand’s most popular prime minister in a century.
Articles
Māori leadership
Five key values of strong Māori leadership.
Articles
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping is the leader of China, the world's most populated country and second largest economy.

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