Lisa van der Heijden (on the left) was one of our very first EPIC apprentices. During her apprenticeship the Public Leadership Foundation (PLF) linked her to One Young World (OYW). Lisa: Before I started my journey of One Young World it did not happen a lot: me losing words for expressing myself. But since One Young World it happens on a regular basis. It is something I am not used to, because I always had a reaction or an argument. But seeing so many problems around me makes me feel privileged and speechless. What do I mean? Because of One Young World I go to more events, I speak to more people and I am learning more about people who have a different position or background than me.
Moving from “big leaders with a small P”, to “small leaders with a big P”. Rather than focusing on what “big leaders” do, we should be much more interested in what we (and others around us) are doing ourselves. Leadership is about the big P – for Purpose. And therefore, leadership is public. It concerns all of us and can be found all around us. So let’s not wait for the leaders and start making a difference.
Would you like to experience how you can make a difference? Are you a (master) student or Young Professional and would you like to develop yourself on the four essential aspects of public leadership: Energy, Purpose, Identity and Courage? Join our EPIC apprenticeship from February until June.
The Public Leadership Foundation and BECIS join forces to organise a Public Leadership Challenge (PLC) in 2018! At this event, themed around the ever growing digital society, professionals, students and academics from various disciplines and backgrounds will show us which kind of leadership is needed to tackle the challenge at hand.
Relive the EPIC moments of #MAD2017! Check out the photos and read the report.
