1. Take The Lead Leadership Unit Game

2. Defining Decisions Goal Out In Style Creative Resources Leading The Team Communication Connection The Conflict of Change $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $400

3. Leading The Team

4. Communication Connection

5. Defining Decisions

6. The Conflict of Change

7. Creative Resources

8. Goal Out In Style

9. 1-1 Name two examples of leadership positions that a young person your age might hold in a club.

10. 1-1a Answers: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Reporter, Parliamentarian, Historian, Committee Chairman, etc.

11. 1-2 Name three leadership traits that are important for leaders to possess.

12. Has endurance Enthusiastic Fair Facilitator Flexible Has high standards Honest Shows initiative Has integrity Involved Good judgment Knowledgeable Listens well Loyal Adaptable Caring CommunicatesCommunicates well Competent Compromises when necessary Confident Courageous Creative Decision maker Decisive Delegator Dependable Direct Encourages others Motivator Optimistic Organized Planner Problem solver Punctual Resolves conflict Respectful Role model Sense of humor Tactful Team player Unselfish Has vision 1-2a Answers:

13. 1-3 What was the lesson or concept taught through the Jelly Bean Experiment?

14. 1-3a Answer: There is more success in working together as a team than in working individually on a problem.

15. 1-4 Name one quality that improves teamwork.

16. 1-4a Answers : –Good communicationGood communication –TrustTrust –RespectRespect –CommitmentCommitment –Play to the strengths of the team membersPlay to the strengths of the team members –Clearly defined goalsClearly defined goals –Broad-minded thinkingBroad-minded thinking

17. 1-5 Is leadership something you are born with or something you can learn?

18. 1-5a Answer: BOTH

19. 2-1 What is the form of communication called that involves our facial and body expressions?

20. 2-1a Answer: Non-verbal communication

21. 2-2 What percentage of our communication comes through words?

22. 2-2a Answer: 9 percent

23. 2-3 What is the definition of communication?

24. 2-3a Answer: The exchange of information with others.

25. 2-4 What is a very important skill that is needed for good communication?

26. 2-4a Answer: Listening

27. 2-5 Name the four components of communication.

28. Answer: 1. Sender 2. Message 3. Medium 4. Receiver 2-5a

29. 3-1 Name three things that influence our decisions.

30. 3-1a Answers: Upbringing, values, morals, peers, family, church, school, media, etc.

31. 3-2 Which decision-making method requires everyone to agree on a course of action, and imposes a high bar for action?

32. 3-2a Answer: Unanimous decision making

33. 3-3 Define dictatorship decision making.

34. 3-3a Answer: One individual determines the course of action for the group and the group has no input into the decision.

35. 3-4 Name the decision-making method that requires support from more than 50 percent of the members of the group.

36. 3-4a Answer: Majority decision making

37. 3-5 What is the decision-making method that tries to avoid having “winners” and “losers”?

38. 3-5a Answer: Consensus decision making

39. 4-1 What is the one thing in life that is constant?

40. 4-1a Answer: Change

41. 4-2 What is the term that means the ability to adapt to change?

42. 4-2a Answer: Resilient

43. 4-3 Name two characteristics of a resilient person.

44. 4-3a Answers: –FlexibilityFlexibility –Varied interestsVaried interests –Problem solverProblem solver –OptimisticOptimistic –PerceptivePerceptive –Self-motivatedSelf-motivated

45. 4-4 In which conflict management technique will an individual neglect his/her own concerns to satisfy the concerns of the other person?

46. 4-4a Answer: Accommodating conflict management technique

47. 4-5 Name and define the conflict management style that is best for solving conflict in a group.

48. 4-5a Answer: Collaboration – reaching a decision that all parties are satisfied with.

49. 5-1 Give an example of a “killer phrase” that can stifle your creativity.

50. –Don’t waste time thinking.Don’t waste time thinking. –We’ve always done it that way.We’ve always done it that way. –What will people say?What will people say? –We’ve done all right so far.We’ve done all right so far. –That’s stupid!That’s stupid! –What were you thinking?What were you thinking? –That will never work.That will never work. –No one wants to do it that way.No one wants to do it that way. 5-1a Answers:

51. 5-2 What do we call the method in which group members express ideas freely, without judgment, to help the group come up with the best solution for a problem?

52. 5-2a Answer: Brainstorming

53. 5-3 Name two of the six characteristics of creativity.

54. 5-3a Answers: –SensitivitySensitivity –Open-mindedness/flexibilityOpen-mindedness/flexibility –SpontaneitySpontaneity –Determination/perseveranceDetermination/perseverance –PlayfulnessPlayfulness –ProductivityProductivity

55. 5-4 What are three of the six general categories of resources?

56. –TimeTime –MoneyMoney –MaterialsMaterials –SpaceSpace –PeoplePeople –Natural resourcesNatural resources 5-4a Answers:

57. 5-5 As a leader, what is a good strategy to help you determine the resources you have available to accomplish your goals?

58. 5-5a Answer: Involve the whole team/group in identifying the available resources.

59. 6-1 Which leadership style is characterized by the leader making decisions for the group without consulting others?

60. 6-1a Answer: Autocratic leadership

61. 6-2 Name the leadership style that minimizes the leader’s involvement in decision- making and allows people to make their own decisions.

62. 6-2a Answer: Laissez-faire leadership

63. 6-3 Name two of the five characteristics a goal should have.

64. Answers: 1. Be realistic. 2. Be possible. 3. Be flexible. 4. Be measurable. 5. Be under your control. 6-3a

65. 6-4 In the acronym for the word LEADER, what does the letter “D” represent?

66. 6-4a Answer: Decide upon the order for the goals and action steps

67. Which leadership style is characterized by the leader involving the group in the decision-making process and is usually the style that works best for groups? 6-5

68. 6-5a Answer: Democratic leadership