Isaac Arackaparambil sdb KAPADVANJ, JULY 9, 2009: Amrut Dhara organized a Leadership Seminar for the Students’ Council of the four Don Bosco Gujarati Medium schools on Tuesday July 7, 2009 at Kapadvanj. Sixty-five school monitors, leaders, captains attended this seminar. The resource persons for the seminar were Frs. Mayank Parmar and Isaac Arackaparambil. Fr. Mayank delved on how the leadership theory
should lead to action, and he shared the success stories of the SHGs at Kapadvanj, as to how the people are being empowered to claim their right to employment using the NREGA. Visual clips of actual meetings with the villagers, talati, sarpanch and project coordinator; made his presentation even more relevant and inspiring. He also drew insights from the film Laage Raho Munnabhai in which Gandhian Leadership tips of tolerance, patience, solidarity and hunger for justice were highlighted. Fr. Isaac spoke on Leadership with a Vision that should be broad, lasting, and inclusive. He differentiated between Goals of Ambition (Worldly goals) and Goals of Vision. Ambitious goals are those that make you want to BE SOMEONE say a doctor, engineer, CEO, etc; they make you want to DO the jobs that pertain to these fields as a medium TO POSSESS wealth and power. In contrast Goals of Vision make persons want TO BE people of CHARACTER, who DO SERVICE, in order TO POSSESS LASTING HAPPINESS and PEACE. He went on to discuss how the students could fulfill their duties in enhancing the quality of their school, and how they could make themselves LIKEABLE as leaders. It was uplifting to see the attentiveness and lively spirit with which the students participated in this seminar. They expressed their happiness to have been part of this programme, and resolved to implement the insights they garnered. The Seminar ended with a Student Leaders’ Pledge that highlighted the need to rely on God’s strength in carrying out roles as leaders.
should lead to action, and he shared the success stories of the SHGs at Kapadvanj, as to how the people are being empowered to claim their right to employment using the NREGA. Visual clips of actual meetings with the villagers, talati, sarpanch and project coordinator; made his presentation even more relevant and inspiring. He also drew insights from the film Laage Raho Munnabhai in which Gandhian Leadership tips of tolerance, patience, solidarity and hunger for justice were highlighted. Fr. Isaac spoke on Leadership with a Vision that should be broad, lasting, and inclusive. He differentiated between Goals of Ambition (Worldly goals) and Goals of Vision. Ambitious goals are those that make you want to BE SOMEONE say a doctor, engineer, CEO, etc; they make you want to DO the jobs that pertain to these fields as a medium TO POSSESS wealth and power. In contrast Goals of Vision make persons want TO BE people of CHARACTER, who DO SERVICE, in order TO POSSESS LASTING HAPPINESS and PEACE. He went on to discuss how the students could fulfill their duties in enhancing the quality of their school, and how they could make themselves LIKEABLE as leaders. It was uplifting to see the attentiveness and lively spirit with which the students participated in this seminar. They expressed their happiness to have been part of this programme, and resolved to implement the insights they garnered. The Seminar ended with a Student Leaders’ Pledge that highlighted the need to rely on God’s strength in carrying out roles as leaders.