Dr. Victor Abbey, a Leadership Consultant and Convener of the LURA 2023 Summit, has stated that the only way society could survive the economic challenges was to choose the right leadership.
According to him, leadership was not about position or degree, but how one leads and relates with people, adding that the world was moving faster, and “we must put our shoulders to the wheel in our own small communities and look for credible leadership in our part of the world.”
Speaking at the Learn, Unlearn and Accelerate (LURA) 2023 Summit, organised for some selected Senior High School (SHS) students and some military officers from the Central Command Barracks at the Prempeh Assembly Hall last Friday in Kumasi, Dr. Abbey noted that one needed the requisite skills to move forward, especially the students who were the future leaders.
The LURA 2023 Summit was under the theme, “Promoting Selflessness and Timeless Leadership Skills for Sustainable Development.”
Dr. Abbey challenged them to make life-changing opportunities while being selfless in their leadership roles that would change society, whether one was worthy or in the process to become a leader.
According to him, leaders must not discriminate, and must have faith, hope and resilience, sensitive and discerning, humility, and love team members, adding that unity in purpose and mentorship, and not abandoning the young ones as leaders, whether in challenging times or not.
Dr. Farouk Khaillann, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Premium Holding, also advocated continuous learning so that what happens to the world does not have a negative impact, but rather help with growth.
He stressed the need for the youth, as potential future leaders, to make reading a habit, since social media was taking away that habit.
According to him, leadership was about accountability, and for that matter, one needed to always account to the subordinates, and that right from home and as children, one needed to find out from parents when things were not going right between them.
He challenged the youth to start something small, because business was the only avenue to change the economy.
The Premium Holding CEO noted that those with the idea of corporate governance had to help the young people to be in the shoes of the outgoing leadership, and advised them to embrace partnerships.
According to Dr. Khaillann, failure was a blessing to ensure that one understood what worked and what did not, adding that self-development was very important in terms of doing business.
Brigadier General Kwadwo Frimpong (Rtd), as Chairman for the Summit, tasked the participants to learn leadership, as new things happened in management. He stated that the world would not wait for Ghana, for which we must always learn.
