Real Achievers
Recently I was invited by AmCham to be one of the judges for their Young Achievers best selling product final competition. We were to score not only the products but also the reports submitted together with the products, and indirectly the Achievers’ commitment in ensuring sustainability of their enterprises.
These are 16 year old Malaysian secondary school students, venturing into the “real” world of business, with guidance and support from the Advisers – representatives of their sponsors. The school administrators play an equally important role in determining the success of their venture for these Young Achievers actually represent their schools.
The 4 of us judges were unanimous in our decision when it came to which groups deserved high scores….we were allowed to discuss the products and air our views on the reports, but scoring was an individual decision. Yet, the 4 of us were of the same opinion when it came to the top 3 scorers.
While I will share more of this in a later post, what I want to put down here is, in whatever that our young people do, given the proper guidance and support, they will shine. It was obvious from the 3 groups that they had the strong support of not only their sponsors, but more importantly their school. From their Principal, their teachers and down to their fellow students.
2 of the judges were Achievers themselves so many years ago. Look at them now, successful in their careers and very positive in their outlook. And they attribute this program as one of the platform that helped make them what they are today…
These are 16 year old Malaysian secondary school students, venturing into the “real” world of business, with guidance and support from the Advisers – representatives of their sponsors. The school administrators play an equally important role in determining the success of their venture for these Young Achievers actually represent their schools.
The 4 of us judges were unanimous in our decision when it came to which groups deserved high scores….we were allowed to discuss the products and air our views on the reports, but scoring was an individual decision. Yet, the 4 of us were of the same opinion when it came to the top 3 scorers.
While I will share more of this in a later post, what I want to put down here is, in whatever that our young people do, given the proper guidance and support, they will shine. It was obvious from the 3 groups that they had the strong support of not only their sponsors, but more importantly their school. From their Principal, their teachers and down to their fellow students.
2 of the judges were Achievers themselves so many years ago. Look at them now, successful in their careers and very positive in their outlook. And they attribute this program as one of the platform that helped make them what they are today…
Comments
My previous organization was one of the sponsors. As the media officer, my job was to create a media buzz about their activities.
I enjoyed meeting the young entrepreneurs, interviewing them and taking photographs :-)
They are inspiring - if the Rakan Muda is modelled after the YE programme, I'm sure we'd unearth many, many talents among our young Malaysians.
It also wouldn't hurt to consider youth programmes in our neighbouring countries.