This summer, as most people will be packing their swim suits and mozzie spray to head off on holiday, I will be joining a team of experts from British Exploring Society (BES) and together we will take a group of young people between the ages 16 and 23 into the Amazon Rain Forest. The purpose? Leadership development through adventure. We will also be packing mozzie spray - and lots and lots of it too. But our expedition will be packed with so much more: adventures and stories

In recent months I have been running leadership programmes specifically aimed at young people and I'm amazed at the depth of their knowledge, openness and willingness for growth in this area. They are conscious of there own power and strive to empower others. When I think back to when I was in my early twenties and how the world saw leadership, I feel that this new generation just entering the workforce now is head and shoulders above anything I could dream of. Mine was a lin