Unlocking your inner leader | Hashim Syed | TEDxYouth@BSN

Leaders can be observed everywhere. One might take charge in the classroom, workplace, on the sports pitch and even at home. But being a leader isn’t necessarily an inherent gift or chance in a heredity lottery – there can be a leader in all of us, and we just have to learn the fundamentals of leadership in order to act like one.

The goal of hosting TEDxYouth@BSN is to spread ideas and spark conversation by providing a platform where they can be shared. This event is first and foremost for the student body and (global) community of the British School in the Netherlands. Hashim has been studying at The University of York, where he is majoring in philosophy, politics and economics. He has also taken on as the lead of a non-profit social impact group, York Community Consulting. It comes as no surprise why he might be drawn to leadership, but Hashim explains that, actually, his awareness of the effects of leadership stem from much earlier in his life. Through his strong ties to his Pakistani roots and from his time growing up in London and The Hague, he says that he has seen the power leaders have on change and he hopes to use this understanding to affect positive change in all of his leadership roles. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx