The Young Leaders Mentorship Programme is organizing its second annual play production this Friday (27th July, 2012) at  of the GNAT Hall.

It is based on Meshack Asare's The Cross Drums and performed by our mentees. Follw the adventures of young Billa and Meriga as they overcome obstacles and unite their two waring villages despite the odds through the bonds of friendship.

This heart warming talwe is testament to the fact that there is indeed a leader in us all; we only need to dig deep within ourselves to find it.

It will be educative and fun.

A True Leader

A true leader is one who takes personal responsibility and ownership...

This boy in the next table at the restaurant was super active. He was all over the place and would just not listen to his parents who tried to discipline him.

Standing on the long sofa that connected both the tables he was making a kite out of the napkins and throwing the spoon and knife down. Finally what I feared, happened... juice glass in hand while jumping... he lost balance and spilled it over my trousers.

The father said, "Rohan, that's not done. I have been warning you. Say sorry to the uncle... say sorry."

The boy muttered something I could not hear.

The mother said, "I think more than Rohan, we should say sorry. I am really sorry for what happened."

On our way back...

"You saw how the father was insisting on that brat to say sorry," I said.

My wife said, "I am actually thinking of 'the mother who took responsibility' for what he did, and said sorry to us. I realized she felt the embarrassment over the short comings of her son and took personal ownership tendering an apology."

Besides the mother to mother connectivity, one could see and sense the real leader in the family. (http://www.inspired-personal-development.com/a-true-leader.html)

The inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action is known as conscience.  Leadership effectiveness and efficiency depends on the effective use of one's conscience. The use of this ability has led to the raise and fall of many individuals and institutions both known and unknown. Examples of such individuals include India's Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, and Nelson Mandela of South Africa. It is agreed in all societies about the value of conscience and its effect on the development of the society. Also the fall of some individuals who, from my point of view, did not appreciate the use of their conscience leading to their down fall include Idi Amin of Uganda.

When one's consicence is bought, it becomes difficult to correct the buyer when he or she goes wrong, for you do not knock the head of the one whom you have your hand in his or her mouth lest he bites it off.

Therefore as leaders our court of justice should first of be our good consicence. This should be our constitution to guide our actions and inactions to make an impact on the individuals around us.

 

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has".- Margaret Mead
So i ask you: What type of Ghanaian are you?

It is therefore my dream that every Ghanaian will be "the dreamer" to help increase the development process of this noble country.

As part of the mentorship programme, a mini seminar was held on the 6th of July 2012 at Accra High School on the topic "Career Development and Study Skills". Mrs Felicia Ashley, HRM of Databank, was the resource person for this mini seminar.

According to her, Career development is a process. It’s not a one day dream. Below are some questions she asked the mentees and junior mentors to ask themselves in terms of career development.

Why do I want to be there?

Where do I start from?

What role must I play in getting there?

In summary, as discussed, to know what career path to tread, we must know ourselves; watch out for our areas of interest, know our values, beliefs, abilities and most importantly pray about our career.We can develop our careers through workshops; career counseling and through mentoring programmes.

 In terms of the role we can play ,Felicia advised that we  look out for role models in the fields we are interested in, engage our mentors, and be hardworking. Careers are constructed through choices. The choices we make in life would lead to our desired goals. As young ones, we must learn to be dedicated and focused. To butress her point she made reference to the bible. “Hard work will put you before Kings”

We again learnt some few tips on studying skills. She touched on the relevance of having personal timetable and encouraging study groups not forgetting to go over what has been taught in class.
In conclusion, we gathered that it is very important to plan our studies. We must balance our time adequately for all courses, take active part in group discussions and solve past questions. Above all we must commit our ways and plans into the hands of The Almighty King.

It was a very fruitful session with Felicia Ashley, Head of Human Capital, Databank Financial Services Limited. God Bless you Felicia!!!