| Founder |
Karen Kolb, founder of Skill Power LLC, has been involved with social service
agencies for almost 20 years. Her volunteer work, B.A. in social work and paid
positions have all provided extensive experience in creating and facilitating
skill-building workshops for inner-city youth, domestic violence survivors and
others with significant barriers to success.
In 2000, Ms. Kolb was hired to develop a life skills / job skills program for
domestic violence survivors. The EXCEL Program (c) Synergy Services, Inc. is a
5 1/2-hour program that includes five workshops (Self-image, Communication,
Workplace Relationships, Goal-setting and Job Search.)
At the end of 2007, EXCEL was offered at 14 locations throughout the Kansas City
metro area. This included all six domestic violence (DV) shelters, two county
detention centers and two homeless shelters. From August 2000 through 2007
more than 3,000 men, women and teens participated in at least one of EXCEL's
five workshops, with 95% reporting increased understanding of the topics
discussed.
In 2008, Ms. Kolb started Skill Power LLC and created a new program - The
Power of Skills Program(c). Power of Skills is a self-guided program, which
makes it an ideal skill-building tool for individuals. It can also provide an
excellent starting point for small group discussions or serve as the foundation for
a life skills curriculum. Power of Skills covers 23 topics such as self-control,
assertiveness and decision-making; and includes 36 life skills activities.
In 2009, she created the Skill Power Mini-workshop Series(c), an
employee-focused skill building program that includes 12 mini-workshops:
Attitude, Communication Conflict Resolution, Flexibility, Motivation, Cooperation,
Organization, Decision-making, Stress Management, Goal-setting, Assertiveness
and Personality. Depending on the needs of the organization, the information in
these mini-workshops can be self-guided by the employee or facilitated in a group.
Ms. Kolb also maintains an informational website on skill-building
(www.basic-life-skills-made-easy.com) and is the author of four books: Life
Skills Made Easy; Common Sense Management / Leadership; Basic Life Skills
and Job Success; and Job Search Basics.
Since April 2010, Ms. Kolb has been using the books Basic Skills and Job Success
and Job Search Basics to facilitate a new Job Readiness Class at a local DV shelter.
agencies for almost 20 years. Her volunteer work, B.A. in social work and paid
positions have all provided extensive experience in creating and facilitating
skill-building workshops for inner-city youth, domestic violence survivors and
others with significant barriers to success.
In 2000, Ms. Kolb was hired to develop a life skills / job skills program for
domestic violence survivors. The EXCEL Program (c) Synergy Services, Inc. is a
5 1/2-hour program that includes five workshops (Self-image, Communication,
Workplace Relationships, Goal-setting and Job Search.)
At the end of 2007, EXCEL was offered at 14 locations throughout the Kansas City
metro area. This included all six domestic violence (DV) shelters, two county
detention centers and two homeless shelters. From August 2000 through 2007
more than 3,000 men, women and teens participated in at least one of EXCEL's
five workshops, with 95% reporting increased understanding of the topics
discussed.
In 2008, Ms. Kolb started Skill Power LLC and created a new program - The
Power of Skills Program(c). Power of Skills is a self-guided program, which
makes it an ideal skill-building tool for individuals. It can also provide an
excellent starting point for small group discussions or serve as the foundation for
a life skills curriculum. Power of Skills covers 23 topics such as self-control,
assertiveness and decision-making; and includes 36 life skills activities.
In 2009, she created the Skill Power Mini-workshop Series(c), an
employee-focused skill building program that includes 12 mini-workshops:
Attitude, Communication Conflict Resolution, Flexibility, Motivation, Cooperation,
Organization, Decision-making, Stress Management, Goal-setting, Assertiveness
and Personality. Depending on the needs of the organization, the information in
these mini-workshops can be self-guided by the employee or facilitated in a group.
Ms. Kolb also maintains an informational website on skill-building
(www.basic-life-skills-made-easy.com) and is the author of four books: Life
Skills Made Easy; Common Sense Management / Leadership; Basic Life Skills
and Job Success; and Job Search Basics.
Since April 2010, Ms. Kolb has been using the books Basic Skills and Job Success
and Job Search Basics to facilitate a new Job Readiness Class at a local DV shelter.
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