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What does a leader look like? Think of two leaders, famous or not, whom you admire and respect. What do they do that is...

The Road to Extraordinary By The Quiet Leadership Institute In his new book Peak: Secrets of the New Science of Expertise, K. Anders Ericsson proposes that almost all...

Deadline: 25 May 2019 About the Scholarship Through the Young Health Programme (YHP), AstraZeneca works to engage and empower young people with information so that they...

Deadline: 15 March 2019 Facebook is pleased to invite researchers to respond to a new call for research proposals on online content and ways to reduce harmful...

ECA Fellowship for Young African Professionals 2019  It is open only to nationals of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa member states Fellows will...

The Obama Foundation Scholars Program seeks to support dynamic, collaborative, rising leaders from around the world in an innovative one-year academic experience. The Obama Foundation...

019 TechWomen; Apply now to be a 2019 Emerging Leader. The 2019 TechWomen application is now open! Apply by January 16, 2019 at 9:00am PST (GMT-8). What...

WHAT ARE THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS? The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end...

Deadline: 5 October 2018 Youth Summit 2018 Competition We are calling all young social entrepreneurs to submit an innovative idea that contributes to building human capital,...

Short Term Netherlands Fellowship Programme Applications are invited throughout the Year to Apply for the Short Term Fully Funded Netherlands Fellowship Programme. This International Fellowship in Amsterdam for...

Deadline: 6 November 2018 Applications for 2019/2020 Chevening Awards are now open! Apply here Chevening is the UK Government's global awards programme aimed at developing future leaders...

Writing a professional email is one of the most important aspects of your professional life, whether you are getting a job or even writing...

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad and Cash flow Quadrant, once said that 8 out of 10 startups collapse within their first year of...

According to the latest study of 200 startup pitch decks by DocSend, investors spend an average of 3 minutes and 44 seconds reading one pitch deck. That’s not a lot of...

Deadline: June 28, 2018 The Online News Association (ONA) is accepting applications for the MJ Bear Fellowship and the CNN Diversity Fellowship. Each year, ONA offers many and varied...

Deadline: June 30, 2018 Think you have an idea? Does your idea solve a clear problem/issue that affects a large number of people in Africa? Does the...

The disadvantages young women face in the labor market and in entrepreneurship in developing countries are not only substantial and complex, but they quickly compound. A plethora...