Chevening is looking for individuals that will be future leaders or influencers ...
Individually we have various personalities which had either made us climb ladders or crawl as leaders. My journey to leadership was discovered while I was only 13 years by my class teacher at junior school when she selected me to be a prefect. I was assigned to supervise a class of 30 to 35 pupils who were a year ahead of me during the afternoons and Saturdays studies. It was a great challenge to be given authority over my elders at that young age.
I engaged all the good personalities my grandmother taught me in the assignment of leading my seniors. Back then I will cry not feeling like going to school due to shaming from other pupils because of the way I speak. She told me I should be determined, be confident, encouraged me to trust myself, work hard and pass hence putting shame to them instead and making her proud. Her words ringed in my ears and I lead with confidence. Whenever I didn't like something I told them and they were doing the same with me. I was awarded the prize as the 'best prefect of the year' during that years' prize giving. I was also chosen as the 'head girl' of the school the following year. My grandma shaped me into a great leader despite the phrase "leaders are born not made".
It's worth mentioning that just after two months upon arriving at Department of mines as an environment officer intern; my supervisor gave me the task of leading the team responsible for the Zutshwa salt project resuscitation. This was an opportunity to show my competence and leadership skills hence winning the boss trust.
I organized my team well which was compressed of 3 other interns. We shared ideas and responsibilities and I made sure that the work is done. Through the great team spirit under my leadership, we managed to make the dream of the Zutshwa people a reality within just 7 months of the kick-start of the project. It is the most productive poverty eradication project now with great turn over. This amazing job resulted in the unanimous decision by both my supervisor and director to pay for my environment compliance training course and I was also given more responsibilities in other projects facilitated or coordinated by our department.
Just recently I participated in the Minamata Convention on Mercury where a Minamata Initial Assessment Project has to be undertaken to assess the country situation with regards to mercury. I was chosen as one of the group leaders leading groups which were assigned to collect data for the inventory. Through my leadership data was collected in only 3 weeks than 2 months which was scheduled for data collection. Other group leaders are now asking for tips of how I control people from various departments and areas of expertise. We are now waiting for other groups to complete data collection and complete the inventory.
With the above experiences I shared I believe I can be a great influential leader chevening is looking for.
Individually we have various personalities which had either made us climb ladders or crawl as leaders. My journey to leadership was discovered while I was only 13 years by my class teacher at junior school when she selected me to be a prefect. I was assigned to supervise a class of 30 to 35 pupils who were a year ahead of me during the afternoons and Saturdays studies. It was a great challenge to be given authority over my elders at that young age.
I engaged all the good personalities my grandmother taught me in the assignment of leading my seniors. Back then I will cry not feeling like going to school due to shaming from other pupils because of the way I speak. She told me I should be determined, be confident, encouraged me to trust myself, work hard and pass hence putting shame to them instead and making her proud. Her words ringed in my ears and I lead with confidence. Whenever I didn't like something I told them and they were doing the same with me. I was awarded the prize as the 'best prefect of the year' during that years' prize giving. I was also chosen as the 'head girl' of the school the following year. My grandma shaped me into a great leader despite the phrase "leaders are born not made".
It's worth mentioning that just after two months upon arriving at Department of mines as an environment officer intern; my supervisor gave me the task of leading the team responsible for the Zutshwa salt project resuscitation. This was an opportunity to show my competence and leadership skills hence winning the boss trust.
I organized my team well which was compressed of 3 other interns. We shared ideas and responsibilities and I made sure that the work is done. Through the great team spirit under my leadership, we managed to make the dream of the Zutshwa people a reality within just 7 months of the kick-start of the project. It is the most productive poverty eradication project now with great turn over. This amazing job resulted in the unanimous decision by both my supervisor and director to pay for my environment compliance training course and I was also given more responsibilities in other projects facilitated or coordinated by our department.
Just recently I participated in the Minamata Convention on Mercury where a Minamata Initial Assessment Project has to be undertaken to assess the country situation with regards to mercury. I was chosen as one of the group leaders leading groups which were assigned to collect data for the inventory. Through my leadership data was collected in only 3 weeks than 2 months which was scheduled for data collection. Other group leaders are now asking for tips of how I control people from various departments and areas of expertise. We are now waiting for other groups to complete data collection and complete the inventory.
With the above experiences I shared I believe I can be a great influential leader chevening is looking for.
