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INTERCULTURAL PREPARATION SEMINAR

AIESEC Hong Kong

Session 2013 - 2014

Something about me…• Cherry Yuen• Working in AIESEC Hong Kong• Director of Global Exchange Programme

– Basically every of your experience relates to me…• 4th Year in AIESEC already (Oldies@@)

– Please do not try to estimate my age

Someone more important…

AGENDA MANAGER!!!

Caesar ChanAIESEC-LC-HKU

Organising Committee President

Welfred ChengAIESEC-EI-CityU

GTKEO

Let’s EXCHANGE!

Let’s EXCHANGE!• Find a person that you do not know• Tell each other your name• Tell that person which country you want to

go / you will be going• Tell that person 3 reasons why you want to go

Let’s EXCHANGE!

Let’s EXCHANGE!• Find a person that you do not know• Tell each other your name• Tell that person 3 must-do-items during

exchange

Let’s EXCHANGE!

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Before we start…Some expectation form us…

Listen with attention

Speak with intention

Be responsible for your own learning and the learning of others

Explore and Experiment

AIESEC Culture• HEY AIESEC!!• Slower!!• Louder!!• Understand• Quiet…

AND…• AIESEC DANCE!!!!!!!!!!

AIESEC Opportunities

Experiential Leadership Development

And because we care about your experience…

And we want to know what you think…

Net Promoter Score!(A quality survey)

NPSNPS Value Your Idea

9 - 10 If you think AIESEC Hong Kong have done a good job and want more people to have the same experience

7 - 8 If the services we provided are just so so4 - 6 Cannot be appreciated about the support you

have0 - 3 Not hope to recommend to anyone else

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LEAD

Tell me why

So why does AIESEC exist?

Of course!

But HOW?

There are still a LOT of PROBLEMS

We need LEADERSHIP.

What is Leadership?

STOP!

We believe that SMALL changes make HUGE differences

What is LEADERSHIP, to you?

What do you want to be?

“Self-awareness is the central to being a successful leader.”

Kouzes & Posner

You ready for the journey?

Who am

I

What are my values?

What do you stand for, using one sentence?

• What makes me happy?• When do I feel at my best?• What is important to me?• What is my passion?• What change do I want to see around me?• What do I stand for?

What do you stand for?

Now, you know who you are, kind of…

So how do these “facts” contribute to your exchange experiences?

What do you want to be?

Some questions for you…• What do you want to improve about yourself?• How will this experience help you to explore and

discover your potential?• What do you want to gain from this internship?• How will you change after this experience?• What kind of person you want to be?• How can you develop leadership through your

exchange experiences?

Hope you will enjoy the unknown challenge you are going to have

Other Sessions

What you have done today…

• Hong Kong Ambesordership• Cultural Shock Management• Country Specific Preparation• Logistical Preparation

– Is the survival toolkit still with you?

Revisit the things that you have wrote down…

What is LEADERSHIP, to you?

What do you want to be?

Anything to add in to your goals?

I want to introduce HK to more people…

I want to be more independent…

I want to be more open-minded…

I want to be more outgoing…

Remember…• Be proactive• Appreciate everything you have experienced• Create your own leadership experience, create

the CHANGE you want to see

Make Me A Promise!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR JOURNEY AHEAD