On the afternoon of March 25th, SAIF MF14 students welcomed an honored guest from Germany, Professor Harry W. Trummer. As a professor in leadership courses in Goethe University Frankfurt and the CEO of Goethe Finance Association, Professor Trummer shared his insights into leaderships.

At the beginning, Professor Trummer pointed out that today’s leaders are facing new challenges, including the ever uncertainty, complexity, diversity, transparency, and generational change. He mentioned that today’s employee expect more personal charisma and communication techniques from their leaders instead of only orders and controls over them.

Then Professor Trummer focused more on what distinguish good leaders from common ones. He introduced the terminology of emotional intelligence, and regarded it as an essential component of leadership. To be more specific, people’s efficient control over their own emotions can generate resonance in positive emotions, which would positively influence the surroundings. In the end, Professor concluded this lecture with some key features of an authentic leader.

Just as the professor has stated, students in SAIF do have the responsibility and potential to develop their leaderships. We believe they will ascend leading positions in the future, take more responsibility, and lead the changes for the society.