The Youth Executive Leadership Programme (YELP) is designed
for college and university students with high potential leadership acumen. This
flagship 4-day residential leadership program offers a unique blend of thought
leadership, practical application, and personal development that equips the
youth to make a significant impact in their lives, professional and social
career, and society.
This programme will enhance the ability to lead with
confidence, credibility and authenticity. It will help to evaluate
participants' own unique personality traits and self-awareness and enable them
to manage the complexities and the competitive nature of modern society. The
participants will be engaged by expert grassroots leaders with significant
experience in educational, community and professional-organisational
leadership.
Each graduate of the Youth Leadership Executive Programme
will have the opportunity to work on an impactful project of their choosing, or
one will be cocreated with them. Gift of Knowledge will guide the leaders to
develop the project from A-Z and plan to execute them.
Building Positive Relationships
Only through personal relationships can a sense of
individual responsibility be re-established, giving young leaders the
commitment to follow through on the path to adulthood with a sense of pride and
accomplishment.
The program's goal is to identify youths who are
transitioning to adulthood and offer a positive support system to avoid the
pitfalls that can derail their lives.
Through the combination of experiential learning and
skills-based development, young people can learn and develop the following
skills and qualities with Young Leaders:
Emotional wellbeing
Has a state of balance in thoughts, emotions and behaviours
that allows feeling good enough about life and supports the ability to fully
function.
Effective communication
Can relate and engage with others with an open and warm
attitude. Asks questions that show understanding and conveys information
clearly and concisely, taking the audience into account.
Confidence
Has good levels of self-esteem, is willing to ask questions
and can work with minimal support.
Employability
Understands how to present oneself in different environments.
Understands the requirements of work and diverse careers.
Resilience
Has perseverance and demonstrates the determination and
ability to bounce back from setbacks.
Teamwork
Works co-operatively are willing to compromise and
understand roles and team dynamics.
Self-awareness
Knows own potential, limitations, feelings. This enables the
individual to take responsibility for behaviour and actions without blaming.
Problem-solving
Has an ability to develop appropriate solutions whilst
considering the impact and consequences of decisions on their own life, the
lives of others, and society.
Self-efficacy
Has belief in own ability to make things happen. Individuals
with higher levels of self-efficacy are often more resilient, conscientious and
persevering.
Organisational skills
Knows what is expected, plans ahead and is prepared for
tasks.
Self-esteem
Feels good enough and has a positive sense of value. This
relates closely to life satisfaction and wellbeing.
Financial management
Has an awareness of the importance of money, can plan
budgets and understands basic costs involved in day-to-day living.
The Youth Executive Leadership Programme is a 4-day
immersion in excellence, spirituality and thought leadership. Throughout the
programme the young leaders will have opportunities to ask questions and engage
in a friendly and non-judgemental environment.
Two days of programme will cover key components of
leadership skills. This includes the following programme:
Qualities of good leaders and the 21st-century leader:
Participants will be encouraged to consider what qualities make up good leaders
and leadership and measure their own performance/qualities against an agreed
standard.
A discussion will be held regarding leaders being born
versus being created.
Discussion around traditional and contemporary theories on
leadership:
·
Leadership traits
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Leadership behaviour
·
Leadership styles
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Contemporary theories
·
The role of followers in leadership
Resources include Ellis & Dick; Tannenbaum-Schmidt;
Blake & Mouton; John Adair; Fiedler; Kouze & Posner; Stephen Covey; Jim
Collins; Greenleaf.
Session to end with visualisation and self-reflective
exercises
Emotional Intelligence:
A series of reflective and self-exploratory exercises
designed to make participants more self-aware and aware of others.
Theory and model:
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Knowing yourself
·
Managing yourself
·
Knowing others
·
Managing others
Personal Constructs: Participants are guided
through exercises designed to make them aware of the filters and lenses through
which they view and interpret the world. Based on the assumption that 'you do
not understand what you see – you see what you understand.'
Self-esteem tree: Participants are guided
through an exercise exploring successes in their private, work, community and
leadership lives. They are encouraged to identify the reasons for achievement,
available resources, and supporters.
Resources include: Daniel Goleman
Conflict and negotiation:
Participants will identify their preferred conflict-handling
technique using the Thomas Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI). By
accurately measuring and modelling an individual's behaviour in conflict
situations, the instrument helps open discussions about personal and group
dynamics.
Five conflict-handling modes are discussed, and participants
will be given the knowledge to analyse a conflict situation and determine how
to handle it positively and productively.
Discussions around conflict and change management,
leadership development, performance improvement, team and relationship building,
and understanding situations and skills in handling these competently.
Negotiation skills and an understanding of the difference
between conflict resolution and management and positions versus issues are
covered.
Inspirational Leadership
Participants are guided through and experience 4 archetypal
leadership styles with learning drawn from the leadership journey from
historical leaders' lives.
Resources include Carl Jung, Robert Moore & Douglas
Gillette.
Fees
The four-day programme is held at top venues with all the
modern amenities.
£500 – includes accommodation, food, ethical leadership
programme certification.
Limited number of Full scholarships available.
50% discount available to those who are eligible.
It is open to male and female. Islamic etiquettes will be
maintained throughout the 4 day.
The Youth Executive Leadership Programme is a professional developmental programme. We want to inspire our young leaders to become producers of innovative ideas, projects and technologies, and not just be consumers while remaining faithful to their values and faith.
What else will the graduates and attendees receive:
1. One
to one coaching and mentoring – where appropriate and possible.
2. Free
access to some coaching and counselling courses which, if all the levels are
completed, prepare for certification and accreditation with a mainstream
counselling body, as well as Islamic body – subject to terms and conditions.
3. Free
access to some structured Islamic courses – subject to terms and conditions.