Developing self-leadership and responsibility and moving away from egocentrism

Tan Lei Shek, Hildie Leung

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Abstract

To lead others, successful leaders must first, be able to lead themselves. Hence, self-leadership is an important element of leadership development for university students. In this paper, the definitions of self-leadership and responsibility are introduced. Their impacts on effective leadership are also addressed. In addition, the concept of egocentrism as a barrier to effective leadership and adolescent development is highlighted. To facilitate the development of self-leadership and responsibility in adolescents, a lecture on self-leadership, responsibility, and egocentrism is designed in the curriculum of a university subject entitled "Tomorrow's Leaders". The objectives, intended learning outcomes, lecture outline and materials are presented in this paper. Issues surrounding this lecture are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-164
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal on Disability and Human Development
Volume15
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2016

Keywords

  • curriculum development
  • egocentrism
  • experiential learning
  • responsibility
  • self-leadership
  • university students

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Rehabilitation
  • Sensory Systems
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Advanced and Specialised Nursing
  • Speech and Hearing

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