What will you build here?
Four areas, one way of learning: you take on real work, with real people depending on you, and you get better because of it.
Individual Development
This is where you feel the change first. You speak in front of people, run a meeting that actually ends on time, plan a project and take feedback on it. Then you do it again, better.
What you can learn
- Public speaking and presenting to stakeholders
- Running meetings and teams
- Project planning and delivery
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Designing and delivering training
What you might actually do
- Join a training as a participant, then help run one
- Compete in public speaking at area and national level
- Chair a project committee
- Present your project’s results to the Board
- Coach a newer member through their first role
Skills you build
- Public speaking
- Facilitation
- Project management
- Feedback
- Self-awareness
- Time management
Who it suits. Anyone who wants to be steadier in front of a room, whether you graduated last year or you’re five years into your career.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Business at JCI isn’t a pitch night where you hand out cards. You build the programme, sign the partners, sell the tickets and host the room. The network you leave with is the one you worked alongside.
What you can learn
- Partnership and sponsorship building
- Commercial thinking and budgeting
- Pitching ideas to decision-makers
- Hosting and moderating industry conversations
What you might actually do
- Organise a networking programme
- Pitch an idea
- Work with corporate partners
- Meet entrepreneurs outside your industry
- Moderate an industry discussion
- Manage sponsorship
- Build cross-industry relationships
Skills you build
- Negotiation
- Partnership building
- Commercial thinking
- Pitching
- Networking
- Project management
Who it suits. Founders, sales and business development people, and professionals who want a wider circle than their own industry.
Community Impact
Community projects start with a real problem in Kuala Lumpur and end with something you can measure. Along the way you learn how to work with health providers, conservation groups, venues and volunteers who don’t report to you.
What you can learn
- Understanding a community need before designing for it
- Working with NGOs, clinics and agencies
- Leading volunteers
- Measuring and reporting outcomes
What you might actually do
- Run a community health carnival
- Coordinate volunteers on the day
- Work with conservation and health partners
- Report impact back to sponsors and the public
Skills you build
- Community engagement
- Stakeholder management
- Volunteer leadership
- Impact measurement
- Logistics
Who it suits. People who want their weekends to count for something they can point to.
International Cooperation
JCI KL is one local organisation in a network that spans more than 100 countries. Members travel to Area conferences and the World Congress, host visiting chapters, and compete for awards against the best projects in the world.
What you can learn
- Working across cultures and time zones
- Representing an organisation in public
- Building international partnerships
- Learning from projects in other countries
What you might actually do
- Join a delegation to ASPAC or the World Congress
- Host visiting JCI members in Kuala Lumpur
- Run a joint project with a sister chapter
- Enter your project for an international award
Skills you build
- Cross-cultural communication
- Diplomacy and protocol
- Public representation
- Global networking
Who it suits. Anyone who wants friends, collaborators and clients in other countries.
Pick an area. Start this month.
You don’t have to wait until you feel like a leader. Leadership begins when you decide to step forward.