Developing Student Leaders: Training and Instruction
While leadership experience and the role of a mentor and a community can be significant, at some point developing student leaders is going to require some training and instruction. These “leadership classroom”...
Developing Student Leaders: The significance of community
A relationship with a mentor who is modelling leadership character and skills is significant for a young leader, but can we go one step better? What might be the impact if they were connected to a community of young leaders who...
Developing Student Leaders: Modelling and Mentoring
What does it take to develop student leaders? In my previous post, I suggested that a good starting point might be to provide an opportunity for students to gain some experience in leading. Let them experiment a bit with the...
Developing student leaders: A leadership experiment?
When it comes to learning, I am a bit of a “theory first” person. I prefer to have a good understanding of the concepts and principles involved before I risk trying anything. So, when it comes to the question of...