“During the YLP, leadership is about partnering with peers to achieve common goals, and recognising the importance of leveraging people’s strengths. The YLP highlighted that the world is an extremely diverse place, and that we should value differences as opportunities.”
"The YLP provides good diversity of participants, good exchange and interaction. It makes one think of one’s strengths and weaknesses–which are brought out in this unique situation, (when one is) out of their usual comfort zone and environment."
"(The YLP provided) excellent interactive sessions, learning and behavioural inputs. It also served as an eye opener for business opportunities in the rural sector, CSR, and an individual’s socialresponsibility."
“The GIFT programme has added significantly to my knowledge of myself, my strengths and weaknesses and what areas I need to emphasize more in the way I manage my business and direct reports .”
"I do not believe leadership is about leading with a loud voice. I want to develop my own leadership by putting an emphasis on empathy."
"The course has been very pleasing in that it is different from a typical generic training session and challenges participants to think about issues of importance from a different perspective."
“it has shown the importance of listening, patience, encouraging [and} appreciation of differences….As a leader you need to be able to take risks, extend yourself and allow those around us to extend themselves.”
"I have learned that there are many more factors and considerations in a business decision process, it is not only about revenue, cost and profits. I have learned to be more open-minded and aware of my surroundings, trends and emerging ideas."
“Module 1 helped me realise that there are many other stakeholders to take into account than the areas I usually envisage. [I learned to] question everything but also question [my]self... I believe I will be able to more quickly identify skill[ed] or stressed persons in my team, so I will be able to fix the issues faster.”
“The programme is about more than just learning knowledge and skills. I learned a lot not only about project management but also about cooperation with people and working together as a team to generate results much larger than any single person could do.”
“Some day in the future I will again be posted in Africa, where there are many NGO’s. This module has helped be know more about NGO’s and social enterprises and how to cooperate with them to bring about benefits for the local people.”
“One of my biggest learnings from the programme was the experience of working with diverse people and what it takes for a leader to get people to work together to achieve common goals.”
"I learned a lot from Module 1: CSR, ethics, civil society, [etc.]…. I [now] know why those [issues] are important for me in order to be a good business leader in a globalised society.'"
”I know what a good leader looks like, but it is another story when you are a leader in a real-life situation. I learned how to strike a balance between control and delegation and how to divide energy among all team members."
“I now recognize the boundaries and the overlap between public, private and the third sectors (in society).”
“The insights I have gained from the YLP such as the opportunities and challenges posed by globalisation are not something I would learn from textbooks. In this programme, I worked with diverse classmates who have taught me it is important to speak out.”
“Leadership is still about personal charm and that really depends on one’s knowledge, exposure and experience. One thing I learned is that a good leader knows how to bring out the best in others.”
“The YLP has made me aware of the importance of connecting people at an emotional level and having sensitivity to various cultures and ideas. I learned to be more open and more intuitive.”
"The mix of attendees enabled me to learn from people from a wide range of cultures possessing a wide range of skill sets and as a result I have a far greater awareness and appreciation of the skills and qualities required to improve me as a leader"
“Through the programme I have learnt to be a more expressive person, and that I can take more initiative and responsibilities for both my own and my team’s growth.”