Change Makers - Do what inspires your heart
Change Makers - Do what inspires your heart By Sunyata Choyce According to Lao Tzu, “A leader is best …when people barely know he exists, when the work is done, the aim fulfilled, and people will say: We did it ourselves.” That is the goal, maybe of many well-intentioned leaders trying to bring some good into the world. When asked about my leadership style for a changemakers - women in philanthropy presentation, I realised how greatly I had to adapt my leadership style with the ever changing restrictions and the international logistics of aid work. My true leadership style is at its best when working directly one on one or with small groups of youth. Helping them discover how they can be positive agents of change themselves in their own way. I have seen the best results when this is done through volunteering together on projects, talking about community issues and setting the youth up to job shadow other leaders. I see my role as a leader as a co-operative one -- helping