U-ROC Leadership™ Ready to Work Program Syllabus Overview
Instructor
Dana Riker JacksonPhone
610-742-5930info@U-ROCLeadership.orgProgram Location
Philadelphia, PAProgram Hours
4-hour sessions, WednesdaysOccasional Fridays are for Service-Learning Projects, Field Trips or Extra HelpHoliday Breaks:
November 20-24, 2023December 22 – January 5, 2024March 25 – April 5, 2024Course 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 othersLearn strategies for more effective/healthier relationshipsLearn leadership and communication skills that increase your positive influence and reduce conflictLearn how to be an effective team playerLearn how to focus on and capitalize on your strengthsDevelop a pathway to your dream jobLearn financial literacyLearn how to live a physically healthy lifestyleDevelop confidence, character, and conductMaster your presentation skillsLearn how to be resilient, think critically and solve problemsBe workforce ready and placed in a paid internship
