Today's students, tomorrow's leaders: in career and technical student organizations, students are not just acquiring technical skills; they are developing leadership skills as well.(THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS)(career and technical student organizations)(Organization overview)

[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]

"Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult," says Warren Bennis, professor at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and a recognized authority on organizational development, leadership and change.

In career and technical student organizations (CTSOs), students are taking on that difficult challenge. These young people are still growing--"becoming themselves" as Bennis says--but they are learning how to become leaders as well. ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.