1. Chapter 15 Developing Leadership Skills

2. I. Leadership --ability to direct others on a course or in a direction --a leader is a person who influences the actions of others --anyone can be a leader!

3. A. Leadership Traits 1. respect the rights and dignity of others 2. straightforward 3. well informed on matters that concern the group 4. positive and excited about the group’s work 5. inspire compliments

4. B. Effective Leadership at School and at Work 1. arrive early for meetings 2. act and speak in a way that will leave a favorable impression 3. develop good conversation skills 4. remember people’s names! 5. stay out of arguments 6. avoid complaining or being critical of others 7. say something good! 8. always appear interested, friendly, and pleasant 9. put forth your best efforts at all times 10. make the best use of resources

5. II. School Organizations Create Leaders A. Vocational student organizations 1. Business Professionals of America 2. Distributive Education Clubs of America 3. Future Business Leaders of America 4. Future Homemakers of America/Home Economics Related Occupations 5. Health Occupations Students of America 6. National FFA Organization 7. Technology Student Association 8. Vocational Industrial Clubs of America ***READ PAGES 191-193 FOR DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH OF THESE CLUBS.

6. III. How Student Groups Operate A. Officers--the leaders 1. president, vice president, secretary, treasurer a. elected by the members 2. committees a. focus on one aspect of the group’s work 3. meetings a. informational b. conduct business c. good meetings = advanced planning d. president conducts the meeting e. agenda--list of activities that occur during the meeting

7. 4. Good meetings: a. carefully planned b. start and end of time c. follow the agenda d. good lighting and comfortable seating e. run by officers who know how to run a meeting f. conducted using parliamentary procedure

8. IV. Parliamentary Procedure --an orderly way of conducting a meeting and discussing group business --makes sure meetings are run fairly and efficiently --majority speaks --minority speaks --the majority rules with a vote A. Robert’s Rules of Order--most common reference used in parliamentary law