PREFACE
By B. Colin Smith
They say that leaders are born, not made. While it is true that some
people are born leaders, some leaders are born in the midst of
adversity. Often, simple people who have never had a leadership role
will stand up and take the lead when a situation they care about
requires it. A simple example is parenting. When a child arrives, many
parents discover leadership abilities they never knew existed in order to
guide and protect their offspring.
Once you learn the techniques of “Leadership Workshop”, you will be
able to build the confidence it takes to take the lead. The more
experience you have acting as a genuine leader, the easier it will be for
you. It is never easy to take the lead, as you will need to make decisions
and face challenges, but it can become natural and rewarding.
These skills are important, now more than ever. Not long ago all it took
to have a comfortable career was to do well in high school, get a
college degree, and find a nice stable job. But the world is changing
rapidly, many of the nice stable jobs have moved to developing
countries, and even a college degree is not the sure investment it once
was.
Good grades are not enough.
But there remain endless opportunities for teens (and adults) with real
leadership skills – regardless of career choice. Leadership skills are what
you need to manage a team, to stand out as an employee, to start a
business and to nail that interview.
But how do you teach those skills to teenagers? Parents, teachers,
coaches, scoutmasters, youth counselors and advisors strive to do so