U-ROC Leadership™ Ready to Work Program Syllabus Overview
Instructor
Dana Riker Jackson
Phone
610-742-5930
info@U-ROCLeadership.org
Program Location
Philadelphia, PA
Program Hours
4-hour sessions, held weekly
Occasional Fridays are for Service-Learning Projects, Field Trips or Extra Help
Holiday Breaks: Follow the School Schedule
Course Overview
Purpose of the Course: Students will learn how to be leaders of their own lives as well as what it looks like to be a leader in their world of influence. Leadership isn’t just a position. It is a way of interacting with the world and other people that makes you more effective as a human being in accomplishing your goals and helping others accomplish theirs. Being a Leader improves all relationships and makes you more effective at communication and influencing others in a positive way. During this course you will learn how to be an effective leader so that you can make good choices for your own life and communicate with others in a way that will give you more opportunities. A huge part of Leadership is Emotional Intelligence. Simply put, emotional intelligence is one’s ability to be able to react to a person or a situation appropriately and productively. Workplace effectiveness takes leadership and emotional intelligence to be successful. “70% of people who lost jobs did so not because of skills or aptitude, but because of lack of people skills and interpersonal skills.”
What you will learn in the Workshops:
Become more self-aware of how you come across to others
Learn strategies for more effective/healthier relationships
Learn leadership and communication skills that increase your positive influence and reduce conflict
Learn how to be an effective team player
Learn how to focus on and capitalize on your strengths
Develop a pathway to your dream job
Learn financial literacy
Learn how to live a physically healthy lifestyle
Develop confidence, character, and conduct
Master your presentation skills
Learn how to be resilient, think critically and solve problems
Be workforce ready and placed in a paid internship