ONE OF the world's leading specialist consultants in positive change, Dr. Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge, comes to Jamaica next week to conduct two sessions at the Caribbean Graduates Conference set for Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9, 2005 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The conference is being presented for the second year by the Interna-tional Students Christian Fellowship (ISCF) Graduate Ministry, under the theme "Make it Happen!"
Dr. Cheung-Judge has been responsible for the internal restructuring of such large organisations as the British Broad-casting Corporation and Shell Company and has served well over 200 other clients, using her expertise in managing big system change, senior management development and in dealing with issues of equality and diversity.
LEADERSHIP STYLES
Registration for the conference will take place at the Jamaica Pegasus between 5 and 6 p.m. on Friday, April 8, followed by cocktails and the Opening Plenary with Dr. Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge.
On Saturday, April 9, Dr. Cheung-Judge will also conduct a session on 'The Leadership Challenge'. That will be followed by a workshop on 'Understanding Your Leadership Signature' with Rev. Simon Walker of the United Kingdom. Rev. Walker works with secular and spiritual leaders throughout Europe to develop moral leadership. In that workshop, he will explore eight different leadership styles which each person can learn to use.
REVIEWING STAFF TURNOVER
In addition, Miss Vigla Clarke, a Jamaican living in the United States, will lead the workshop: 'How To Get the Best Out Of People As A Leader' Saturday afternoon. Among other assignments, Miss Clarke has led teams to review staff turnover in Hong Kong and the Human Resources business model in Columbia, Ecuador and Venezuela. That session will explore how managers can increase employee performance and how employees can increase their feelings of commitment.
A panel discussion on 'Leading the Call to Transform the Nation', which will explore the Christian's engagement in professional life and how to advance a relationship with God in the midst of secularism is set for Saturday afternoon, with local presenters Major Neil Lewis, Dr. Henley Morgan and Mrs. Winsome Wilkins. The session will be moderated by Dr. Las Newman.
According to Rev. Dr. Stevenson Samuels, General Secretary of the Students Christian Fellowship and Scripture Union (SCFSU) an affiliate of the ISCF Graduate Ministry and a member of the organising committee, the two-day conference is designed to reach both the Christian and non-Christian business person and professional with a view to providing them with tools to function effectively in the marketplace and a forum for career and self-analysis.
"We are expecting at least 300 delegates at the conference, as it will be opened to graduates of tertiary institutions in Jamaica and anyone else who wants to be brought current with ideas on leadership and organisational development." said Sam McCook, chairman of the conference organising committee.
The Students Christian Fellow-ship and Scripture Union has been in existence over the past 56 years and has touched the lives of at least 56,000 students in Jamaica.
