A QUESTION-of-LEADERSHIP

JEFFREY YIP

Yip is a research associate at CCL's Singapore campus. He holds a master's degree in human development and psychology from Harvard University.

Novelist Pearl S. Buck once said, “The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation.” The period of youth is an exciting and complex transition in one's life. It is a time of expanding horizons, self-discovery, and emerging independence. How might leadership development differ for young people? How can adults support youths in their development? Here are some reflections.

Youths are at the stage of self-discovery. Processes that teach young people to learn more about themselves, their ...

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