Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/leadership-perspectives-from-the-world-forum-foundation-working-groups/5022659/
Leaders of the World Forum Working Groups (worldforumfoundation.org/working-groups) share several unique qualities:
- A passion to work for and with young children, addressing the most critical and challenging early childhood issues worldwide
- A willingness to thoughtfully engage differences in beliefs, priorities, resources, and strategies
- The capacity to build relationships not in spite of, but often because of, our differences
- The ability to infuse serious work with a spirit of playfulness, hope, and joy
- A heart and mind always ready to learn and change
Our Working Group leaders apply these characteristics on a completely voluntary basis, as they instigate World Forum events, projects and conversations that "promote an on-going global exchange of ideas on the delivery of quality services for young children in diverse settings."
With this range of perspectives and experiences in mind, we've asked our Working Group leaders to reflect on the topic of leadership as it relates to their group's particular knowledge, experiences, and aspirations. Seven groups offer the following insights on leadership qualities and strategies.
Learn more and get involved: worldforumfoundation.org/leadership-provocation
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