Young professional awards offer leadership programme prize
Common Purpose have announced that they will sponsor the Ambassadors Award at this year 's Future Faces Annual Dinner and Awards, offering the winner the chance to embark on a unique programme for high-potential leaders.
The Future Faces (FF) Annual Dinner and Awards will take place on Friday 26 August at 7pm and will see guests gather to recognise the plethora of young talent across the West Midlands.
In addition to the 13 sector awards up for grabs, this year 's awards will feature the President 's award, crowned by president Jaccy Datta, as well as the Future Faces Ambassador Award sponsored by Common Purpose.
Common Purpose is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1989 that develops leaders who can cross boundaries, enabling them to solve complex problems both in organisations and in cities.
They deliver face-to-face and online leadership programmes for multiple generations of leaders: from students in universities to senior leaders in organisations and society.
Common Purpose will provide the lucky winner of the Ambassadors Award with a place on “The Common Purpose Programme for Emerging Leaders ”.
The programme provides participants with an invaluable opportunity to unpick essential aspects of leadership, by exploring them through the eyes of others.
The fully online programme is brought to life through experiential content, inspirational contributors and real-time sessions where participants explore personal leadership challenges within a highly diverse, local peer group. In addition, participants connect with other groups across the UK and there are also life-long alumni benefits as well.
Once completed, participants will have learnt how to take on increased responsibility within their role, adapt quickly to ambiguous and changing situations, lead people and teams through challenging times, tackle complex problems involving diverse stakeholders and discover how they can create a wider impact.
Louise Teboul (pictured), UK partnerships director at Common Purpose, will also sit on this year 's judging panel.
Louise said: “It 's been a tough few years for all of us and I think lots of emerging leaders have missed out on coaching and personal development opportunities through the pandemic. So, I 'm delighted that one special person is going to have the opportunity to develop their leadership, with our cross-sector, diverse peer group. We 've worked with Future Faces, for many years now, and the judging process is always tough - there 's so much talent in the region, but it 's a wonderful opportunity to celebrate that and invest in the region 's future leaders. ”
Yung Lau, vice president of Future Faces and former winner of the Common Purpose prize, said: "The Common Purpose Emerging Leader Programme has given me the opportunity to personally develop in a setting I did not realise was possible during a pandemic, providing a platform to connect and build relationships while challenging myself.
"It is an incredibly thought-provoking programme that has allowed me to reflect on my own values and who I am as a leader while providing me tools and the mindset to approach new challenges. I am incredibly privileged to have won this award last year as it is a fantastic, generous prize for the winner this year."
Jodie-Lee Perks, Future Faces manager, said: “It is fantastic to see the synergy between Common Purpose and Future Faces. This is cemented by the fact they have sponsored our Future Faces Ambassador award with this amazing prize. Our vice president Yung Lau has spoken so highly of the programme, as he was the winner last year. It clearly impacted on him as he was elected as vice president soon after. Thank you to Common Purpose, our young professionals are lucky to have the opportunity to win such a generous prize. ”
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