Morung Express News
Kohima | September 29
The Global Leadership Summit (GLS), a summit held via video cast worldwide with renowned leaders around the globe as speakers, will be held on October 7 and 8 at Union Baptist Church, Kohima. Running its third year in Kohima, the summit has received positive feedbacks and impacted attendees enabling them to effectively practice in their workplaces.
“Everyone wins when a leader gets better, is what Bill Hybels always says and there is so much of truth in that. So in order to help leaders lead well the GLS aims at leveraging the influence and effectiveness of those who lead others. To accomplish this GLS carefully assemble the faculty of top leadership experts across the variety of backgrounds like church, business, non-profit, academic and government because of the strong conviction that leaders can learn from anyone,” Rev. Dr. Rachülie Vihienuo, Pastor, UBC during a press conference held at UBC on September 29.
He added that “What sets the Summit apart is the intentionality to engage not just the leader’s mind, but also their heart. So those who attend GLS don’t just leave having attended a good event but they leave inspired.”
With a desire to help Naga leaders experience world class leadership event here in Kohima, the Union Baptist Church is hosting the two-days GLS summit 2016 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Four sessions will be held each day including special music, food and discussions. The registrations fee details are Rs. 300 (August 1-31), Rs. 350 (September 1-30), Rs. 600 (October 1-8). The GLS Kohima is targeting 350 delegates this year and is open to all people in every profession.
Considered one of the best ways to catalyse mission, vision and strategic initiatives, the GLS will focus on topics such as executing ideas that matters most, virtues that accelerate teamwork, navigating effectively through cultural differences, harnessing the power of emotional intelligence, building cultures that values efficiencies, ingredients of successful turnaround. “Everyone who has attended wants to come back again. It is enormously impactful and life changing,” says Meripeni Zares, who has been a regular attendee of the Summit in Kohima.
“Our people do not have access to good seminars and training resources, so this is the right opportunity,” remarks Pastor Kedo Peseyie.
Some of the renowned speakers are Melinda Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Allan Mually, President & CEO, The Frod Motor Company (2006-2014); Jossy Chacko, Foudner & President, Empart Inc, John C. Maxwell, Leadership Expert, Bestselling author and coach.
The summit speakers are from diverse backgrounds, but one thing they all have in common is that they are all innovative leaders who positively impacting the world in a big way, says Rev. Dr. Vihienuo adding that the GLS is an opportunity for leaders and their team in Kohima town to learn incredible insights, get high challenge ideas and fresh perspective on leadership from these leaders who have proved themselves in their own fields.
All the speakers will be presented via video-cast on a giant screen with an objective to provide a realistic experience to the attendees. The Summit is open to all who are willing to sharpen their leadership skills in order to develop people in their organisation, government, business, or church thrive.
The organising team for the Kohima GLS are Pastor Jonathan Mesen, Associate Pastor, Powercomm, UBC as the Producer, Pastor Visato Yhoshü, Associate Pastor, Youth, UBC, as the Marketing Coordinator, Rev. Dr. Rachülie Vihienuo, Pastor, UBC, as the Convenor, Organising Team, Meripeni Zares, Government Employee, Nagaland Civil Secretariat, Member organising team and Pastor Kedo Peseyie, Pastor, City Church, Kohima, Member, Organising team.
GLS was initiated in 1992 by Pastor Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, Illinois, USA. It started as a small local affair in 1992 but over the years, it has grown and has today become a global movement impacting more than 2,50,000 leaders in 105 countries around the world.
