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Making things happen
ByJohn MayThis blog entry was written to support the Ambition AXA Awards 2011… I’m often asked what makes a successful entrepreneur. I recently posed that question to some of Young Enterprise’s most successful alumnae – people who have taken part in our programmes at school and then gone on to start their own companies or become successful business…
Sightseeing
ByJohn MayI arrived in Kenya this morning, fairly bleary eyed from a long but not uncomfortable journey. Immigration, for once, was a cinch. A big smile from the immigration officer (something I’ve never received before), electronic fingerprinting (also new) and a complete inability to find any records of previous visits in the system (some things never…
World Scout Education Congress
ByJohn MayI was absolutely delighted to accept the invitation from the World Organization of the Scout Movement to be one of the keynote speakers at their inaugural education congress. The slides and some of my speaking notes are available for download by clicking here: WOSM Congress
A Young Commonwealth
ByJohn MayThe Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award has a presence in more than 140 countries worldwide and, as its Secretary General, I get the opportunity to meet some of the amazing young people and adults who are involved. Many of the countries I visit are members of the Commonwealth, a family of 53 nations. It…
Gearing up for the Jamboree
ByJohn MayToday I had the opportunity to address the amazing international team of adults who will be working to support the participants at this year’s World Scout Jamboree in Sweden. They arrived at the site today, having travelled from all over the world – and have paid for the privilege of working extraordinarily hard for the next…
