I. J. of Business & Management Research
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Harmony Plus Future Leader Academy: A Leadership Program Co-Developed by Students
Author(s) : Matthew Brown1, Calla Buttke2, William Doolittle3, Zefan Feng4, Nina Li4, Allen Wang4, Patrick Wang4 and Jonathan Zhao4
Publisher : FOREX Publication
Published : 28 January 2022
e-ISSN : 2347-4696
Page(s) : 19-30
Abstract
What is the general purpose of leadership education? The answer may be based on who receives such an education. In this case, the students were high schoolers in both the US and Canada enrolled in a special series of online workshops designed to generate a new leadership development model. This article traces the experience of five very gifted students, two teaching assistants, and a visiting professor as they collaborate in designing and learning through a student-centered process. The model originated via the ideas, discussions, and assignment efforts of the students themselves. Each workshop built on previous experience beginning with an assessment of the student’s well-being. Successive workshops in the series (5) formed a working model that is presented in this article. Students then contributed their assignments to a web-based portfolio to utilize in the future.
Keywords: Future Leader Academy (FLA), Leadership program, Students
Matthew Brown, Visiting Professor of Leadership, Harmony Plus, Inc., Mountain View, CA 94040 USA ; Email: mvbrownjr@gmail.com
Calla Buttke, Program Manager, Harmony Plus, Inc., Mountain View, CA 94040 USA
William Doolittle, Program Associate, Harmony Plus, Inc., Mountain View, CA 94040 USA
Zefan Feng, Student, Harmony Plus, Inc., Mountain View, CA 94040 USA
Nina Li, Student, Harmony Plus, Inc., Mountain View, CA 94040 USA
Allen Wang, Student, Harmony Plus, Inc., Mountain View, CA 94040 USA
Patrick Wang, Student, Harmony Plus, Inc., Mountain View, CA 94040 USA
Jonathan Zhao, Student, Harmony Plus, Inc., Mountain View, CA 94040 USA
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Matthew Brown, Calla Buttke, William Doolittle, Zefan Feng, Nina Li, Allen Wang, Patrick Wang and Jonathan Zhao (2022), Harmony Plus Future Leader Academy: A Leadership Program Co-Developed by Students. IJBMR 10(1), 19-30. DOI: 10.37391/IJBMR.100103.