The Leadership Development Journey: How Entrepreneurs Develop Leadership Through Their Lifetime - Paperback

by Jen Vuhuong (Author)

This study reflects leadership development is a multilevel multi-context self-learning longitudinal journey embedded in a social learning environment with nine influential factors: parents, teamwork sport activities, teachers, role models, mentors/coaches, community-based networks (social factors); self-learning, experimentation, self-reflection (self factors). These findings of the book are based on a longitudinal qualitative study of interviewing 100 SME's business owners and leaders attending a British leadership development framework and an international communication and leadership programme.

Author Biography

Jen Vuhuong (her full Vietnamese name is Vu Thi Huong) obtained a degree in electronics and telecommunications from Hanoi University of Science and Technology ('Back Khoa') in Vietnam, two master's degrees in business innovation and technology management in Spain and international management in the UK. Jen also has four years of experience working for different international organizations, including, engineer and on-the-job trainer at Samsung Corporation, consultant at Dell partner, event manager at Belgian NGO Rikolto, and many more. Since 2011, Jen has worked on her passion of empowering individuals to reach their potential to make a difference in life through writing, training and coaching in performance and leadership area. Jen is the author of three books and is currently working on three other books related to leadership and habits. She is also the winner of International Public Speaking contests in Malaysia and Vietnam, was a key presenter at Enterprise conference in Hue University in Vietnam, and collaborative leadership conference in Bradford University in the UK. Jen is thankful for being saved from kidnapping and death and being inspired by her family and everyone she meets to be nonstop living, loving, and giving every moment and empower people around her to do so. Meet Jen online and get deeper training materials at jenvuhuong.com/leadershipdevelopment