The Benefits

PROGRAM BENEFITS

JR Executives agenda reaches out to people of all ages and financial levels, helping them better their current situation and build for the future. While personal goals can often seem out of reach whether it’s getting a good job, going to college, community involvement, or being financially secure – JR Executives leadership team can lay out the steps to help make them a reality.

JR Executives works to improve educational opportunity for students through scholarships, academic achievement initiatives, mentoring opportunities and youth leadership development. Our goal is to equip our youth for competition with the best and the brightest in the nation and the world. It is also to close the persistent achievement gap that continues to separate African-American and Latino students from Asian and white students.

Each business attire section is led by an experienced JR Executive Leadership staff member or community leader. Two days a month (minimum) and weekly assignments will be devoted to each component of the program.

Students will learn about leadership as a set of skills and behaviors that influence followers. Leadership should be viewed not as a position, but as a learned activity that can be used by anyone regardless of their position. In helping the students to develop an ability to positively influence others, we will focus on political influence by using the media and a variety of other techniques. Students will synthesize their disparate insights and knowledge, receives their graduation awards, and celebrates with new friends.

When the JR Executives 2019 program experience concludes, students will take home a new understanding of how they can lead others in a variety of settings and through a number of different ranging from the purely personal to the use of contemporary mass teamwork.

JR Executives and John Maxwell, Inc. will be conducting Developing the Leader Within You.  Foundational principles of leadership will afford participants the opportunity to 1) Learn each leadership principle, 2) Discuss how to apply each leadership principle, 3) Engage in leadership application with others and 4) Participate in an interactive and fun leadership game designed to help participants recognize their ability to lead, improve their self-esteem, and learn how to serve and add value to others daily. These leadership principles can be applied at school, home, in the workplace and in the community. Participants will also receive career and professional development coaching. 

Toastmasters International is a fun filled program that helps you to improve your communication skills. Michael and Leslie Morrow offer their experience as Toastmasters to facilitate power packed seminars that help you to overcome your fear of public speaking. JR Executives Leaders will participate in a comprehensive 4 month training program that will help you to interview well, give a presentation and inspire others through the art of public speaking. Training will include 10 projects that will help you to become more confident in your ability to speak in front of an audience. Join us and learn to deliver a PowerPoint presentation and how to present yourself in college or job interviews.

FranklinCovey is the global consulting and training leader in the areas of strategy execution, customer loyalty, leadership and individual effectiveness. Clients include 90 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of small- and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions.

Our Youth Leadership program offers members an opportunity to work with young people, helping them to learn speaking and leadership skills they will need to be successful adults. The mission of each Toastmasters club and FranklinCovey Youth program is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

JR Executives Leaders are required to open a Bank of America account. This program will teach our Leaders how to maintain a healthy financial history. Bank of America will provide training to our leaders on how to manage their finances. Throughout the program our Leaders will be given opportunity to work on projects that will require the use of a checking account. During orientation Bank of America will be offering account options to our Leaders. For example the Student Package. The Student Package is our Leaders source for convenient student banking.

• The Definition of Leadership: Influence

• The Foundation of Leadership: Character

• The Quickest Way to Gain Leadership: Problem Solving

• The Extra Plus in Leadership: Attitude

• The Heart of Leadership: Serving People

• The Price Tag of Leadership: Self-Discipline

• The Expansion of Leadership: Personal Growth

• Professional Development: Image and preparing a professional portfolio