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Are you interested in exploring leadership from many perspectives? If so, join us for iWIL TALKs, a series of short lectures (15-18 minutes) followed by a conversation café.
Wednesday 15 February 2012, 7:00 pm
Merici Lounge, Brescia Free Parking
The Leadership Paradox: Humility vs. Confidence
Featuring Colleen Sharen , Assistant Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Brescia University College
137 million Google hits can’t be wrong. Search “leadership and confidence” and that’s how many results you’ll get. Modern leaders need to be uber-confident to lead, right? Maybe that’s not the whole story. Emerging research in leadership suggests that humility may be an important trait of effective leaders. So what is humility? Why is humility important in leaders? How do we know if we are humble? How do we develop humility? Come to the iWIL Talks to learn more about this over-looked and under-valued aspect of leadership.
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Take the Lead
Annual High School Public Speaking Contest
Five Minutes.
Four Rooms.
Three Prizes.
Two Rounds.
One Scholarship.
Are you passionate about the topic of women in leadership? Do you like explaining your ideas to others? Would a full fall/winter academic scholarship to Brescia enable you to go after your post-secondary education pursuits?
Take the Lead, an annual high school public speaking contest hosted by Brescia and iWIL, empowers women in Grades 11 and 12 to speak boldly about women in leadership.
Learn more HERE
Girls LEAD London
The Girls LEAD London summer camp program consists of five sessions for girls entering Grades Three and Four (Junior), or Grades Five and Six (Intermediate), or Grades Seven and Eight (Senior). Each of these three streams has a slightly different leadership and development focus.
Girls LEAD International
Girls in Barbados can choose to LEAD at camp this summer! Students will be selected by scores on their 11-plus/Common Entrance Exam, facilitated by the Ministry of Education. Students who are chosen will be sent an invitation letter by the Ministry mid-June. If you do well on your exam, you might be one of the 20 girls chosen to
develop your potential at a two-week camp.