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How does the CYP Engaged Leadership Certificate program work?

The Company of Young Professionals Engaged Leadership Certificate is a three-year continuing education program where young professionals can hone their leadership and engagement skills.

To fulfill the three-year program, participants must:

• Obtain a minimum of 25 credits per year;
• Participate on a Board of Trade Committee or Task Force for at least one year;
• Attend at least one Leadership Skills Bootcamp;
• Stay current with your membership for all three years; and
• Submit the Activity Report (PDF) each year for approval of credits.

Credits:

It is possible to carry over credits from one year to another and make up credits if you fall short.

As long as by the end of year three you have a minimum of 75 credits and fulfilled the other requirements listed above, you will obtain your CYP Engaged Leadership Certificate.

If by the end of the third year you have not satisfied all your credits, you can continue on to obtain the final credits required.

Committees and Task Forces:

As a CYP member, you can be involved in either the Community Affairs Committee or the Small Business Council of The Vancouver Board of Trade. Please submit a brief resume/biography to Joyce Fulford at jfulford@boardoftrade.com.

Special exceptions for CYP members to be involved in other Vancouver Board of Trade Committees and Task Forces will be considered; please send a brief note as to why you are interested and a resume to Joyce Fulford at jfulford@boardoftrade.com.

Book Log – Leadership Library

All CYP Members have the option of completing the 3 year, Engaged Leadership Certificate (ELC). Recognized by the Vancouver Board of Trade and highly regarded by the business community, the ELC awards CYP Members credits for their participation at events, in discussion groups (called Small Group Shepa Circles), through volunteer activities and by reading recommended books in the Leadership Library.

What follows is a recommended reading list, from which many complimentary titles are available to CYP Members to borrow from the Board of Trade offices.

Leadership

1. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don’t – by Jim Collins
2. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change – by Stephen Covey
3. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference – by Malcolm Gladwell
4. Beyond Good Company: Next Generation Corporate Citizenship – by Bradley K. Goggins, Philip H. Mirvis, and Steven A. Rochlin
5. Inside the Boardroom: How Boards Really Work and the Coming Revolution in Corporate Governance – by Richard Le Blanc and James Gillies
6. Outliers – by Malcolm Gladwell
7. Fixing the Game – by Roger L. Martin
8. Poke the Box and Linch Pin – by Seth Godin

Connectorship

1. Work the Pond! Use the Power of Positive Networking to Leap Forward in Work and Life – by Darcy Rezac
2. Negotiating with Giants: Get What You Want Against the Odds – Peter D. Johnston
3. The Now Revolution: Shifts to Make Your Business Faster, Smarter, and More Social – by Baer and Amber Naslund
4. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community – by Robert Putnam
5. Sociable!: How Social Media is Turning Sales and Marketing Upside-down – byShane Gibson and Stephen Jagger
6. Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives – by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Flower

Volunteerism

1. Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World – by Craig and Marc Kielburger
2. Saving the World at Work: Go Beyond Making a Profit to Making a Difference – by Tim Sanders
3. The Necessary Revolution: Working Together to Create a Sustainable World – by Peter Senge
4. The World Needs Your Kid: How to Raise Children Who Care and Contribute – Craig and Marc Kielburger, and Shelley Page
5. Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World – Bill Clinton