| Today's youth are living with an explosion of | | | | This is leadership at work. |
| technological advances especially in the area of | | | | Teachers have to ensure that leadership |
| the internet, mobile applications and multi-player | | | | case-studies are relevant to the student's |
| gaming. This increases the need for proper | | | | understanding. It is absurd to get a leadership |
| supervision and mentoring as they may be | | | | case-study from a business journal and expect |
| overwhelmed by the sheer overload of activities | | | | the student to be "wowed' by how a CEO had |
| and information. | | | | turned the financial fortune of an MNC or how a |
| How is leadership relevant for them? Are they | | | | Military General won a battle with under-strength |
| able to see beyond their examinations and their | | | | military force. These macro examples can be |
| leisure activities? | | | | adapted to the daily experience like how students |
| Leadership values are crucial life-skills for students | | | | can organize a charity drive to raise monies for |
| because they enable students to be able to | | | | their school building fund. |
| manage their career-progression and financial | | | | Students should be encouraged to voice their |
| independence when they mature. The accessibility | | | | opinion about how to take charge of global issues. |
| of updated information is not a problem; however, | | | | This is important as leadership is within the |
| there must be a leadership quotient for a student | | | | context of an ever-changing global landscape, not |
| to make a decision and act on this information. | | | | in an air-conditioned class-room. A relevant class |
| Here are some tips for educators: | | | | activity is how countries that were badly |
| A school's achievement will have an indelible mark | | | | devastated by the tsunami disaster can put up a |
| for students, especially in the area of school | | | | global warning system. |
| loyalty and branding. However, it is how the school | | | | Following from the point above, students must |
| reacts to unplanned events like losing in a sports | | | | complement their current affairs knowledge with |
| competition that it is supposed to win easily, | | | | good persuasive and presentation skills. They have |
| provides leadership insights to students. Leadership | | | | to be convincing enough to lead the rest of the |
| values are not only relevant for periods of | | | | team members. This entails the blending of |
| success but also help a student go through times | | | | multi-media presentation tools with a lot of |
| of adversity. | | | | background research. However, with the |
| The interaction time for students and their | | | | usefulness of the search engine, a student's |
| teachers can be greater than with their own | | | | research time can be drastically shortened. |
| parents. This does not diminish the importance of | | | | All great leaders are supported by a world-class |
| parental guidance but at the same time puts a lot | | | | team. Leaders must have good people-skills and |
| of responsibility for teachers to impart leadership | | | | be able to bring out the best from the individuals |
| principles. Students are very observant about how | | | | in the team. These skills take years to be |
| their teachers motivate them and put the extra | | | | developed and it is important that every student |
| effort to make their lessons more interesting. | | | | is given a specific leadership task to fulfill. |