1. Teen Living 4.02 Practice Positive Group Interaction

2. Management Good leaders plan, organize, implement, and evaluate a project Different management styles involve: Compromiser = each side giving up something to get something Dominator = the leader takes over and insists that their ideas are best

3. Motivation Leaders need to be sensitive to the ways each person in the group can best be motivated. Some work best independently, others in pairs or groups

4. Communication Effective speaking and listening are part of leadership A leader is ready to respond to suggestions, problems, and complaints

5. Problem Solving Good leaders find solutions to the problems that naturally arise when people work together

6. Conducting Meetings A good leader manages a meeting by using a set of rules called Parliamentary Procedure (Thomas Jefferson’s book of Parliamentary Procedure from 1801)

7. Parliamentary Procedure Democratic method for allowing people to voice their opinions in order to reach a majority decision A simple majority vote is one more than half of the group (i.e. in a group of 50, a simple majority is 26)

8. Motion Carried When the chair announces “motion carried” he is asking for a revote Division of the House = members of the house literally divide into groups indicating a vote in favor of or in opposition to a motion on the floor

9. Voice Vote A style of voting in which the chairperson asks members to vote on a motion by saying “Aye” or “No”

10. Leader vs. Follower A leader is a role model and sets an example for others Good followers are responsible, complete their tasks on time, and use good communication skills

11. Citizen A citizen is a member of a community, such as a school, city, or nation Every citizen has the responsibility to obey the law

12. Civil Law In civil law, the person making the complaint is the Plaintiff The person they are making the complaint against is the Defendant