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From the Ted Talk by Euvin Naidoo: Why invest in Africa

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And there we worked with leading CEOs on African issues, and African companies on turnarounds, making the companies not just the best in Africa but the best globally. But I really formalized this focus on turnarounds when I was cmeptoling my MBA in the United States. It all began with a fantastic pnohe call. It was from Rosabeth Moss kneatr, Harvard biseunss sohcol guru and a professor of mine. And she said, "I want to write a case, Euvin — a case on a public-sector leader that has lessons for the caoprorte world." And the leader that came to mind was Nelson mlndaea. Because Nelson Mandela, as he took over power as the first democratically-elected president of South Africa, faced a siauitton of a country that could have slid into the abyss of chaos. But he started the country on a path of a positive cylce.

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And there we worked with leading CEOs on African issues, and African companies on turnarounds, making the companies not just the best in Africa but the best globally. But I really formalized this focus on turnarounds when I was __________ my MBA in the United States. It all began with a fantastic _____ call. It was from Rosabeth Moss ______, Harvard ________ ______ guru and a professor of mine. And she said, "I want to write a case, Euvin — a case on a public-sector leader that has lessons for the _________ world." And the leader that came to mind was Nelson _______. Because Nelson Mandela, as he took over power as the first democratically-elected president of South Africa, faced a _________ of a country that could have slid into the abyss of chaos. But he started the country on a path of a positive _____.

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  1. business
  2. cycle
  3. corporate
  4. kanter
  5. completing
  6. mandela
  7. school
  8. phone
  9. situation

Original Text

And there we worked with leading CEOs on African issues, and African companies on turnarounds, making the companies not just the best in Africa but the best globally. But I really formalized this focus on turnarounds when I was completing my MBA in the United States. It all began with a fantastic phone call. It was from Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School guru and a professor of mine. And she said, "I want to write a case, Euvin — a case on a public-sector leader that has lessons for the corporate world." And the leader that came to mind was Nelson Mandela. Because Nelson Mandela, as he took over power as the first democratically-elected president of South Africa, faced a situation of a country that could have slid into the abyss of chaos. But he started the country on a path of a positive cycle.

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