By Tran Thu Tham (& Chi Doan) | LIN Communication Coordinator (& NPO Partner)
On July 2nd, 14 members of the NPO Leadership Circle attended a training on leadership for young leaders with Ms Dee Koch, Partnership Relations Director of The George Foundation Organization. She has worked with non-profits in fundraising and building partner capacity for 27 years.
Mr Chi Doan, the leader of the HCMC bus organization, shares what he learned from the training with us:
“I have always considered group conflict, personal mistakes and the missteps of others’ as terrible things. I have to fight this tendency because of its adverse affect on both my personal and group work.
However, if individuals accept the reality and reasons of conflict, they will be more open to solve problems together. The important thing I learned from Ms Dee with is consensus. A leader has to inspire their employees by their confidence and their polite attitude in order to reach consensus within the group.
According to Ms Koch, there are two main methods to resolve conflict:
Leader confidence, bravery, positive attitude and compassion
A leader must be positive and inspiring through his confidence and bravery but also compassionate when dealing with other people’s fault.
These qualities help a leader not only guide members to achieve their goals but also ignore their egos and personal interests for the common benefit of the group.
Remove barriers between members and the leader through games
Group games allow members and the leader to understand each other more fully. They include answering a random funny questions in a box, a game Ms Dee played with Leadership Cirlce 2016’s members in the meeting.
I learned a lot of useful knowledge and effective teamwork methods from Ms. Koch’s experience and skills and realized that: accepting mistakes and resolving conflicts are popular challenges for young leaders. The key to success is accepting potential risks in every activity. And leaders have to be ready to get out of their own comfort zone to achieve their goal.
As a trainer, Ms. Dee Koch was inspired by the participation of the leaders. “Thank you for providing such a great session with the Young Leaders," she says. "I feel so invigorated from sharing with the group. You are doing such a great job of building their pathway to a great future. This opportunity/experience you have shared with me will be a great memory I take with me from Ho Chi Minh City. The memory will bring a smile to my face each time it is recalled.”
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