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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

It’s a new year – 2016. We chose the word “upfront” to represent our culture. A great leader has a strong sense for when the troops can do a big push and work hard for a sustained period of time and when the team needs a break. We try to be transparent and direct in our communications and behaviors.

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Empowering millennials in Peru to take action volunteering

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The recognition of the impact of her hard work came years later when she was accepted for the YLAI Fellowship in 2016. Here, she learned more about volunteerism and also learned about the United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development. “It It was a culture shock,” she states. She was just focused on doing the work.

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3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

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Identifying and filling these cultural competency gaps benefits your entire community, and it is an essential component of continued economic and social progress. Culturally competent consulting service provider ThirdEye Network. Make your ecosystem sustainable. Make your ecosystem adaptable.

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Inspiring energy efficiency in Bolivia and avoiding corruption

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Innovators Hernann Zabala Naoumov, 2018 YLAI Fellow, and Antonio Mendoza, 2016 YLAI Fellow, co-founded EnerGea , a social enterprise aimed at increasing energy efficiency and reducing pollution and energy consumption through sustainable technology. Educating against waste management.

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Motivating global youth to find their WHY with Alpha Sennon of WHYFARM

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2016 YLAI Fellow Alpha Sennon is a well-recognized global “farmerpreneur,” motivational speaker, agri-youth advocate. By Jewelle Saunders. Not everyone has unwrapped theirs yet, but everyone has a gift to give to the world,” says Alpha Sennon. For Alpha, farming was not always the plan.

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How Entrepreneurship is Changing Our World: A Localized Perspective

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Since 2016, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Agenda has been a driving force in addressing 17 sustainable development goals, tackling challenging issues ranging from energy to climate change to hunger. But it’s not only EO members who find innovative ways of driving social change.

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Three Golden Lessons from My First Failed Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

A team of two young men who shared my passion for a sustainable future. We managed to deliver a net sales of nearly $25 million in under 2 years and by the end of 2016, it seemed like nothing would stop us. We weren't just arrogant with our customers, but it instead became the company culture.

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