Student Development

Emerging Leaders Program

5 Core Categories

 

The following are the five core categories of leadership.  Within each core category several skillshops will be offered to help you strengthen your leadership abilities.

 

ETHICS & VALUES

Do you know how to maintain your integrity when faced with a compromising ethical dilemma?  What defines ethical dilemmas and do we solve them?

Do you have to respect someone to be professional?  Ethics and values are the cornerstone of leadership.  If you are going to hold others to standards as a leader, discover what your values are first.  


LEADERSHIP

Some say there are three choices in leadership: lead, follow, or get out of the way.  It is a decision that you need to make.  What choice will you make?  It may depend on the situation.  leadership is dynamic and situational.  learn how to define leadership, resolve conflict, and how team dynamics are shaped.


INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Interacting well with others, playing fair and understanding everyone's role are keys to leadership.  Where do you rank?  Inspire others to become motivated and learn how to interact with other people from all walks of life.  Develop the confidence you will need to lead an organization or nail a job interview.  learn how to interact with others in a professional way and reap the benefits.

COMMUNICATION

Communication comes in many forms from writing office memos, email and press releases to group discussions and presentations.  How clear are you with your communication?  Learn how to keep your audience engaged whether you are speaking to a small work group or a large corporation.  Take these opportunities to develop your verbal and non-verbal skills and then put your communication skills into practice with a networking mixer.


PROCESS MANAGEMENT

The nuts and bolts of leadership!  From strategic planning and goal setting to action planning and follow-through, learn how to take your idea from conception to implementation.  And to cope with it all, learn techniques and strategies to manage stress before it manages you.


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College of the Canyons

Valencia campus:

(661) 259-7800

• 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Canyon Country campus:

(661) 362-3800

• 17200 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita, CA 91351