Young leaders must step out of old politicians’ shadow, say analysts


Raevathi Supramaniam

Youth leaders and analysts agree that there is no correlation between age and one’s ability to handle a crisis and that younger leaders are more able to come up with creative solutions. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 15, 2021.

YOUNG leaders are facing an uphill battle against populist and veteran politicians who are making it difficult for them to assume the leadership mantle, youth leaders and political analysts said.

They said this challenging political landscape and culture has allowed incompetent leaders to continue to thrive despite having bad leadership and crisis management skills.


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  • DAP has many capable leaders. Yes, YB Yeo Bee Yin is one of the bright stars. But there are a dozen more men and women with great leadership potential in the DAP.

    Posted 2 years ago by Super Duper