“I want to be a billionaire so %$#*@ bad” perhaps sums it up. The song goes on to talk about how the guy will party in a different city every night. Could this be more further from the truth? Successful leaders tend to be defined by their work not by their ability to party. Unfortunately I don’t think that the song was meant to be an ironic commentary on the younger generations.

The next generation will have to deal with problems on a scale never seen before in human history, the simple maths of the population and its implication on the way most of us live keep many up at night. A quick review of the newspapers reveals the pressure to perform on the leaders of today in the political and corporate sectors, and yet the leaders of today are struggling what of the strawberry generation.

The strawberry generation raises many questions, defined as those born between ‘81 to ’91 as soft and easy to bruise like the fruit has been seen as an Asian incarnation of Gen Y, are they like this as they have yet to be put in leadership positions, are they not equipped to with the skills or do they have no inclination to step up to the plate. If this is the case who is ultimately to blame? The real question is what is the solution?

These issues and more will be discussed at Tomorrow’s Leaders Summit 2012 is themed “Education, Sustainability & the Future” will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 8-11 of November. For more information on becoming a delegate and meeting leading minds in this field visit www.TomorrowsLeaders.biz

The views and opinions of the Author are not necessarily the views of the organisers.