(21 hrs, non-credit)
In this course, students will explore two very distinct but intimately related threads of personal reflection and as it pertains to the development and articulation of leadership skills: (i) connecting to self and (ii) connecting to others. To assist with this reflection, students will be given the opportunity to complete both the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and an EQ assessment tool. These instruments assist in revealing both personality type as well as emotional intelligence and provide the students with the required tools to begin their journey into their own personal development through leadership.
(21 hrs, non-credit)
In this course, students will become more effective communicators by exploring the different aspects of the communication process and by practicing several key skills for both successfully sending and receiving messages via appropriate channels. Students will demonstrate their skills by designing and delivering a presentation to the group.
(21 hrs, non-credit)
In this course, students will discover that leading can happen in all domains of life, no matter what role a person is in. Students will explore personal leadership as a principles-centered set of attitudes and behaviours that are grounded in self-awareness. They will also explore how the development of effective leadership qualities and practices requires focus on personal mastery, purpose master and interpersonal mastery.
(21 hrs, non-credit)
In this course, students will explore elements of effective teams, while coming to appreciate the diversity and opportunities that team members bring and contribute to a project or task. The link between each team member’s attitudes and aptitudes to the holistic well-being of a project-focused team will also be explored and discussed.
(21 hrs, non-credit)
Managing at any level is challenging and requires skill; managing while leading others adds another dimension. In this course, students will explore the relationships between managing and leading in an organization and the importance of the link between both strategies to allow for an effective yet motivating work environment. Students will also build skills for managing between senior management and front-line supervisors, between strategy and implementation in the organizational structure, while also mediating the competing expectations of those above, below and around them.
(21 hrs, non-credit)
In this course, the students will explore their personal responses to problem solving using an EQ debrief assessment tool which includes focusing on finding solutions when emotions are involved, the ability to be objective, and the ability to resist or delay their own impulses. Additionally, students will explore how to define a problem by constructing a problem statement that clearly quantifies any given problem. Students will also explore how to prioritize problems based on their return potential and discover three decision options when facing any given problem. Finally, students will explore a variety of problem solving models and apply a model to work through their own workplace problems and present their findings to the class.
(21 hrs, non-credit)
In this course, students will expand their awareness of diverse ways of being and will explore strategies and best practices for developing and implementing diversity consciousness in their personal and professional lives. They will also broaden their knowledge of the barriers that impede themselves and others from embracing diversity and will develop a strategy to overcome at least one such barrier.
(21 hrs, non-credit)
In this course, students will begin by identifying their current relationship to conflict and exploring the possibility that, when managed appropriately, conflict provides an opportunity to engage in building a more positive work environment. Students will define conflict, explore why it happens, and build skills for managing conflict. Utilizing Thomas-Kilmann theories, students will determine their conflict mode and the modes of those around them. Students will also explore how their MBTI type may influence how they perceive and respond to conflict. Through numerous activities, students will enhance their understanding of conflict while also developing valuable skills for taking control of conflict and working towards resolution. Additionally, students will develop a personalized conflict resolution plan by impending the various conflict tools introduced in this module.
(10 hrs, non-credit)
In this course, students will have the opportunity to integrate all of the program elements with their mentors at an experiential camp. They will reflect on their progress throughout the program by setting clear, manageable goals towards their continued leadership development upon program completion. The students and mentors will work with their respective facilitators to offer program feedback as well as to reflect on where the biggest shifts and key learnings occurred for them personally and professionally. The Completion Ceremony will be hosted by Aurora College.