Lessons in Laddership

In this session, leaders from diverse walks of life will come together to discuss the concept of “laddership” — leadership through service and enabling others to rise. Drawing on the principles of leading with the head (clarity and strategy), the heart (compassion and empathy), and the hand (action and support), the dialogue will explore how we can be catalysts for the growth of others, rather than solely focusing on personal achievement. Participants will hear stories and insights from leaders who practice enabling leadership and will have the opportunity to reflect on their own leadership journeys.

Key Themes: Leading through service | Balancing head, heart, and hand | Creating opportunities for others to rise

Venue: Small MPA (6th Floor)

Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Soon Seng Chan

Soon Seng is the Chief Executive Officer of Teach For Malaysia. He joined the inaugural Teach For Malaysia Cohort in 2012, and like many other fellows and alumni, the experience had a profound impact on his worldview. He subsequently served as a staff member for six years, bringing his passion for ensuring the holistic development of children through education from his previous role as Programme Director. He envisions an education system that not only develops students’ academics, but also their social, emotional, spiritual, physical and leadership skills, in order to thrive in the 21st century.

Rajshree Doshi

Rajshree Doshi has a world of experience in various different spaces in the education sector. She started working in SPJ Sadhna School in 1986 where she joined as a volunteer and continued to work as a teacher, as well as lead workshops. 10 years later she joined Akansha where she again joined as a volunteer and went on to run her own centre for 8 years. Since 2009 she has been with Teach For India. She joined as a program manager for the first two years and then as a support to Program teams across cities. Since 2016 she has been working on creating TFIx and spearheading it with love and belief ever since. She is an avid reader, traveller and loves to explore nature.

Tulika Verma

Tulika helps purpose driven organizations with all things people - strengthening their people practice & leadership, deepening their impact through a stronger focus on on-ground insights Top Nonprofit Leadership Voice. She is the Consulting Head of Program at Navgurukul. She was previously the City Director of Teach For India Bengaluru and Chennai.

Vivek Kumar

Vivek is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kshamtalaya Foundation, an organisation that intervenes to improve school enrolment, attendance, academic outcomes and life prospects for the students in rural and marginalised settings. Vivek aims to change the discourse of education in the developing countries by cultivating a culture of systems thinking and mindfulness in schools and communities

16th and 17th November, 2024