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NIPSS Diary (1): ‘Learning from Experience’ - My Essence and Purpose at NIPSS "Experience is the best teacher; however, it becomes very expensive if you have to learn from your own experiences all the time." ~ Mr. Alex Goma This profound statement, made by Mr. Alex during a session on "Resource Imperatives for Policy Implementation," aptly summarizes my purpose and essence in attending the Policy, Strategy, and Leadership Course at Nigeria's foremost policy research institute and think tank. My participation in this program constitutes an outlier situation, as I am by far the youngest in our cohort, and perhaps ever to have participated in the program. This privilege affords me the rare opportunity to learn from the experiences of the highly resourceful facilitators and my fellow participants, who are of diverse expertise and mostly executives of middle to top-levels in both the public and private sectors. And so I shall, by the grace of Allah, for God and country. As I continue on this journey of learning, unlearning, and relearning; I shall strive to periodically share experiences and insights gained from the course in subsequent episodes of my NIPSS Diary. Keep a date 😊✌🏾

MY ONE WEEK TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY AT GLOBAL PEACE AND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (GPLA) Name: Denis Kataate Kamukama Country: Uganda Profession: Land Surveyor It has been a week full of learning, re learning and unlearning different qualities of leadership. The following is a summary of what i have learnt this past one week. - First of all, i learnt how to discover WHO I AM, how other people know me and even discover my purpose so that life can be satsifactory. - I have a big role to play in the transformation of my community since i was created to be a solution to the challenges faced by the community. - Developing high levels of self esteem. - Definition of global challenges , so the solution of a challenge in one country maybe different from the other. - I have learnt the main people or things to choose when selecting team members as a community transformer. -Learnt how to use my social media spaces - Lastly, the different ways to impact my community. I send a vote of thanks to our Coach TIGMA RAMSON YIPO And The Entire Staff at Global Peace and Leadership Academy. I can affirm that my community will test the value of what i have learnt and encourage all the people out there to join in the next cohort. https://lnkd.in/dFh2yZZF

For my class on Time management skills,for the first year students of DUNIS (BEM Abidjan),I decided to do an inductive learning.I asked my students to write a time schedule of their day titling it...A day in the life of....(Fatimah).Come and see the excitement.After that,I proceeded to tell them to write on A week in the life of ...(Fatimah). Then I told them to go home and write a journal responding to the following questions: which days do you have a lot of activities? which activities are demanding? what do they gain from the activity? which activities are entertainment? which activities are a waste of time? which activities would lead them on their long term goals.? I told them they need to take their time to reflect on the exercise and the next time I get to teach them ,I would ask about the exercise.Be it in January or a February. They were happy with the exercises because I saw the look on their faces. I got the idea from the leadership development program am on presently with Potential life and I Africa. #potentialife #personaldevelopment #lifelonglearning #youthdevelopment

I had an enriching time with the Executive and Volunteers at the Maryam Matawalle Foundation! The Foundation champions the girl child, orphans, and the less privileged in northern Nigeria, providing vital health and vocational education. Honored to be invited by the founder to lead a session on Leadership and Management Skills. We delved into various leadership styles and real-life case studies, but the highlight was discussing the essential "Hs" of leadership: Head, Heart, and Hand. 🧠💓✋ Head - To make clear, rational decisions without being swayed by emotions. 🎯 Heart - Cultivating empathy, is a vital trait for effective leadership. 💖 Hand - Equipping oneself with the necessary skills to lead by example. 🛠️ Leadership is not just about making decisions; it's about understanding, feeling, and doing.

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