Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Fresh Topics For Youth Leadership Training Programs

By Daniel Adams


Youths have to be trained on how to be leaders at micro and macro level. Once they lead themselves and people around them, they will have the courage to lead the nation. Organizations planning youth leadership training programs need to focus on particular topics that will help develop excellent leaders. Here is a highlight of some of these topics.

Conflict avoidance and management is a crucial skill youths of today will need. They are dealing with conflicts at personal and social level. It is especially important to know when to leave a conflict situation or deescalate it. Youths are also being misused in conflict zones. It is time they realized that they have greater power to choose a conflict-free situation.

Youths need to learn about diversity and inclusion. The world is increasingly becoming a singular dwelling place. You can have breakfast in one continent and then fly thousands of miles across the ocean for dinner. Understanding how to live with diverse cultures, religions, social classes and genders, among others, makes the young people amiable and creates an environment that is welcoming to all.

The environment and its conservation are topics that youths should learn every day. They can see the impact of climate change and environmental degradation in different areas around the world. Young people need to know that it takes action at micro level for an impact to be felt at macro level. This action will have to start with them. This is the way to fix the entire world.

Communication gadgets and platforms are everywhere but the youths are still very poor at passing information and interacting. They have dropped formality and use of pristine language. This means that they are locked out of opportunities. It gets worse at non-verbal communication because of holding gadgets and fiddling with them while others speak. It takes a little alignment to produce leaders who can communicate their desires and vision for others to follow.

A lesson on the need for partnerships is important. There is a growing cloud that makes individuals to think that they can achieve anything they wish alone. This is a possibility that has been proven by very many entrepreneurs. However, the need to create partnerships through which you advance your goals cannot be underestimated. This awareness is necessary to make the young people open up to the world and what the right partnerships can do.

Getting young person to focus on a single task or person can be a daunting task. Look around and see people on their phones and with headphones plugged. The level of distraction is alarming. If there is a way they can learn to focus, a lot of change can be felt.

A lesson on emotional intelligence will transform the experiences of youths. This sixth sense helps in making the most crucial decisions and surviving through tough situations. An emotionally intelligent person will avoid trouble to a great extent.

Youths have a lot to learn even as new issues emerge by the day. Maybe the most important lesson will be on how to build and respect systems because they define how people and institutions interact. As a trainer and facilitator, you must choose a topic that addresses the unique situation of youths under your care.




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