ROLE OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP GUIDELINES...

ROLE OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP
GUIDELINES...

Get good EQ, Good emotional
intelligence combined with potential
and youth have a powerful
combination. Help them (youth)
understand their wiring and strengths
Young people often don't have the
life experience to figure that out well
but a good mentor can dramatically
speed up the process by helping
them (Young people ) to discover
their strengths.
Sometimes that is what you need. But
often, what you really want is the
"right stuff" in potential that can be
shaped and grown. It is a thrill to hire
someone who is "too young" by
others standards and watch them
flourish.
use Socratic dialogue to help those
they mentor think through issues,
solve problems, discover solutions
and evaluate performance. People
learn the best when they are
challenged to think critically and
evaluate on a regular basis. Engage
(CHILDREN OR YOUTH ) their
perspective on people, situations,
problems and solutions. Don't tell,
DO NOT ask - USE THIS POLICY and
then USE THIS dialogue. We practice
"autopsy without blame" after a
failure.
Often, young leaders do not see in
themselves what others see in them.
Allow young leaders to figure it out
and even fail. We learn more from our
failures than our successes so
allowing by our young leaders to
figure out how do get something
done (consistent with their strengths)
and even to get it wrong on occasion
is a powerful growth strategy. Young
leaders need models of what good
leadership looks like.
young leaders learn how to deal with
real life situations. Clear guidelines
should be discussed up front with
the young people and reminders
made along the way regarding
confidential information. Be
transparent Sharing one's life
honestly is an important element in
growing young leaders . Wherever
appropriate, be transparent so that
they are challenged by your heart and
character as well as your leadership
expertise.