Leadership in Action: In Focus - Youth Leadership - Stepping in Early to Grow great Leaders

In Focus/Youth Leadership

Stepping in Early to Grow Great Leaders

Alan E. Nelson

Think of the names of three leaders, preferably ones you know personally.

How old are they? Chances are that none of the leaders you have in mind are under twenty-five, and I can almost guarantee that none are under fifteen. Why? Although there is much talk these days about developing more and better leaders, few people take the development of young leaders seriously. Most people consider leadership development primarily an adult activity in which emerging leaders between the ages of twenty-five and forty are identified in corporate cultures and sent to executive training programs. But if enough effective and ethical leaders are to be developed, people need to ...