Teen Living 4.02Teen Living 4.02Practice Positive Group Interaction

ManagementManagement

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

MotivationMotivation

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

CommunicationCommunication

Effective speaking and listening are part of leadership

A leader is ready to respond to suggestions, problems, and complaints

Problem SolvingProblem Solving

Good leaders find solutions to the problems that naturally arise when people work together

Conducting MeetingsConducting Meetings

A good leader manages a meeting by using a set of rules called Parliamentary Procedure

(Thomas Jefferson’s bookof Parliamentary Procedurefrom 1801)

Parliamentary ProcedureParliamentary 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)

Motion CarriedMotion 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

Voice VoteVoice Vote

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

Leader vs. FollowerLeader 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

CitizenCitizen

A citizen is a member of a community, such as a school, city, or nation

Every citizen has the responsibility to obey the law

Civil LawCivil Law

In civil law, the person making the complaint is the Plaintiff

The person they are making the complaint against is the Defendant