NOLS Leaders with Jabali Sawicki
We are proud to release the second episode in the NOLS Leaders video series. Jabali Sawicki, NOLS grad and principal of the Excellence School in Brooklyn, New York, discusses the leadership lessons he learned at NOLS in 1993 and the role they play in his current life.
“When you talk about leadership today…we don’t just need smart leaders anymore. We need people to have a strong moral code, a strong sense of ethics, and a system that will allow them to navigate the difficult challenges they will face in life.“
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