Interaction with peer groups during late childhood and adolescence lead to leadership and teambuilding
(Published date: 2010-06-13, Sunday)
Leadership League, Perspective, The Himalayan Times
Sanam Chitrakar
We occasionally come across young people at work who are self-motivated to lead their team. They leave everybody wondering when or how they learned to assume a leader's role. The answer is, the fundamental development factors during one's formative years contribute to meaningful participation, thus generating
quality leadership. In fact, adolescence is the most suitable age to intervene for quality youth
leadership.
Nepal has experienced many changes lately on youth fronts. Business houses are eager to hire youths because of their capacity to adjust easily, technological know-how and willingness to learn. Few dynamic youths are even at the helms of leading business organisations and enterprises.
A noted Danish-German psychoanalyst Erik H Erikson characterised adolescent as the psychosocial crisis of identity and role confusion. The transitional age from childhood to adulthood is marked by attitudinal and behavioural changes and above all the search for their own identity. This is also the age of increased peer group influence, changing social behaviours and emergence of new values.
Interaction with peer groups during late childhood and adolescence lead to leadership and teambuilding which can be either negative or positive, depending upon the group.With proper guidance, however, a peer group could teach adolescents to be independent, develop a sense of loyalty to the group and cooperation with other members.
They also learn to conform to the standard rules and carry out responsibilities. This is probably the first lesson of management that human beings learn.
Adolescence is also the very period when life goals are set. Motivation for fulfilment of one's goal is more important than other external factors, including income and benefits. This helps them to take informed decisions that would eventually affect their lives. In our society, adolescents rarely have any control over their own lives as they are mostly indoctrinated and deprived of the choice to pursue a career and education that interests them.
Although meaningful participation is imperative and a prerequisite for quality leadership, the primary step towards attaining this goal would be acquiring adequate and correct information and interventions at the
right time of life. To build leadership qualities, we should intervene when they are adolescents, as it has lasting
positive impacts.
(Published date: 2010-06-13, Sunday)
Leadership League, Perspective, The Himalayan Times
Sanam Chitrakar
We occasionally come across young people at work who are self-motivated to lead their team. They leave everybody wondering when or how they learned to assume a leader's role. The answer is, the fundamental development factors during one's formative years contribute to meaningful participation, thus generating
quality leadership. In fact, adolescence is the most suitable age to intervene for quality youth
leadership.
Nepal has experienced many changes lately on youth fronts. Business houses are eager to hire youths because of their capacity to adjust easily, technological know-how and willingness to learn. Few dynamic youths are even at the helms of leading business organisations and enterprises.
A noted Danish-German psychoanalyst Erik H Erikson characterised adolescent as the psychosocial crisis of identity and role confusion. The transitional age from childhood to adulthood is marked by attitudinal and behavioural changes and above all the search for their own identity. This is also the age of increased peer group influence, changing social behaviours and emergence of new values.
Interaction with peer groups during late childhood and adolescence lead to leadership and teambuilding which can be either negative or positive, depending upon the group.With proper guidance, however, a peer group could teach adolescents to be independent, develop a sense of loyalty to the group and cooperation with other members.
They also learn to conform to the standard rules and carry out responsibilities. This is probably the first lesson of management that human beings learn.
Adolescence is also the very period when life goals are set. Motivation for fulfilment of one's goal is more important than other external factors, including income and benefits. This helps them to take informed decisions that would eventually affect their lives. In our society, adolescents rarely have any control over their own lives as they are mostly indoctrinated and deprived of the choice to pursue a career and education that interests them.
Although meaningful participation is imperative and a prerequisite for quality leadership, the primary step towards attaining this goal would be acquiring adequate and correct information and interventions at the
right time of life. To build leadership qualities, we should intervene when they are adolescents, as it has lasting
positive impacts.
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