From left, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, Lusine Petrosyan, Amitabh Revi, Mona Chami, Ghassan Abu-Hussein, Abdul Alshamery, Deepika Bhardwaj, Manqoba Mchunu, Nolawi Engdayehu and Misha Hussein in the ITV newsroom
Meet the Thomson Foundation Future Leaders.
As the Future Leaders course enters its third week, four of the course participants reflect on their experiences so far … after coming face to face with some of the most influential people and organisations in the media world.
This talented group of nine journalists arrived at the Thomson Foundation HQ in Cardiff from across three continents. They represent diverse media operations spanning broadcast and print operations in their home countries. But what unites them all is a passion for media and a desire to reach as high as they can.
Their experiences so far have ranged from a visit to Google UK to the House of Lords, where they met former trade union chief and Thomson Foundation trustee Baroness Dean. They also talked in depth about leadership styles with Royal Shakespeare Company executive director Vikki Heywood, the TV executive behind Big Brother, Peter Bazalgette, ITV editor-in-chief David Mannion and former Manchester Evening News editor Paul Horrocks.
Other media leaders who will be working with the group over the final two weeks of the course include former BBC director Greg Dyke. The course is led by broadcasting consultant and trainer Lyn Hartman, and Clive Jones, visiting Professor at the University of Cardiff School of Journalism and Chairman of GMTV.
Here’s what some of the Thomson Foundation Future Leaders have to say about the course so far …
MISHA HUSSAIN: The course also allowed me to closely analyse my own leadership qualities. Having been the frontman in companies I have worked for over the last 10 years, this course was taking the challenge of leadership to the next level. That is to say, can I be the front man of the front men? READ FULL STORY »
MONA FARAH: Listening to my colleagues speak about their work challenges makes me realise that my own situation is not unique.
In a broader context, I have come to see that many of us share the same concerns over human rights. READ FULL STORY »
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: “When you become leaders, don’t forget where you came from,” said Baroness Brenda Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde. Simple as it is, that’s quite a humbling leadership lesson. Especially so when it comes from a person of Baroness Dean’s stature. READ FULL STORY »
MANQOBA MCHUNU: Perhaps the most valued lesson thus far was from the Royal Shakespeare’s Executive Director Vikki Heywood, who believes in a collaborative leadership. She says it’s about bringing everyone on board and working together to achieve a common goal. READ FULL STORY »
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