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Ho wt or e p r e s e n t Le b a n o n ?
HOW?
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Wh a t ’ st h ep u r p o s eb e h i n d ?
WHY?
I t ’ sver yi mpor t antt obeawar eoft hef actt hatt hi si snotnecessar i l y “ anot herj our neyi nyourl i f e” . AI ESEC’ spur posei nt hewor l di st oachi eve becausewedr eam ofabet t ersoci et y. Wear eal eader shi por gani sat i on, notanexchangeone. Thr oughourpr ogr ams, wedevel opyoungi ndi vi dual st obecomechangeagent s andcr eat eaposi t i vei mpactar oundt hem.
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Wh a t ’ st h ep u r p o s eb e h i n d ?
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E l e m e n t so ft h eOu t e rj o u r n e y I n d i v i d u a lr e s p o n s i b i l i t ya n dg o a l s
Taki ngi ndi vi dualr esponsi bi l i t ywi t hcl eargoali safir st st epi nt heout erj our neyofl eader shi pdevel opment .
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Di ver si t yofst akehol der sandi t squant i t yi nfluenceson l eader shi pdevel opment . Forexampl e, i nt er act i onwi t h di ver secul t ur esordi er entt ypesofst akehol der s ( bosscust omer col l eague; AI ESECcompanyNGO, et c. ) .
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Wh a t ’ st h ep u r p o s eb e h i n d ?
WHY?
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Wh yi st h i si m p o r t a n t t oy o u ? He r ea r es o m eq u e s t i o n st oh e l py o ur e  e c t o nt h i su p c o m i n gj o u r n e y . W hydoyour eal l y, t r ul ywantt ot akepar ti nt hi soppor t uni t y? W hatwoul dyoul i ket ol ear naboutt hepl aceort hecommuni t yyou’ r egoi ngi nt o? W hati sexci t i ngt oyouaboutt hi s ? How ar eyougoi ngt oover comet hechal l engest hatmayoccur ? W hatnew ski l l sorknowl edgedoyouwantt odevel op? How cant hi sexper i encehel pyoui nyourf ut ur epl ansandgoal s ? W Hatdoyouwantt ol ear naboutyour sel f ? How wi l lyouknow youhaver eachedyouri ni t i algoal ? Youcannotdot hi sagai n, i nt hesameway, wi t ht hesamepeopl e, wi t ht heexactsameyou.
Sowhatwi l lmakei twor t hi ti nt heend?
ANDI N THEENDjustdon’ tforget. . .
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