Take The LeadLeadership Unit Game

Defining Decisions

Goal Out In Style

Creative Resources

Leading The Team

Communication Connection

The Conflict of Change

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Leading The Team

Communication Connection

Defining Decisions

The Conflict of Change

Creative Resources

Goal Out In Style

1-1

Name two examples of leadership positions

that a young person your age might hold in a club.

1-1a

Answers: President, Vice President,

Secretary, Treasurer, Reporter, Parliamentarian, Historian, Committee Chairman, etc.

1-2

Name three leadership traits that are important for leaders to possess.

Has enduranceEnthusiasticFairFacilitatorFlexibleHas high standardsHonestShows initiativeHas integrityInvolvedGood judgmentKnowledgeableListens wellLoyal

AdaptableCaringCommunicates wellCompetentCompromises when necessaryConfidentCourageousCreativeDecision makerDecisiveDelegatorDependableDirectEncourages others

MotivatorOptimisticOrganizedPlanner Problem solverPunctualResolves conflictRespectfulRole modelSense of humorTactfulTeam playerUnselfishHas vision

1-2aAnswers:

1-3

What was the lesson or concept taught through the Jelly Bean Experiment?

1-3a

Answer:There is more success

in working together as a team than in working individually on a problem.

1-4

Name one quality that improves teamwork.

1-4aAnswers:

– Good communication– Trust– Respect– Commitment– Play to the strengths

of the team members– Clearly defined goals– Broad-minded thinking

1-5

Is leadership something you are born with or

something you can learn?

1-5a

Answer: BOTH

2-1

What is the form of communication called that involves our facial and body expressions?

2-1a

Answer: Non-verbal communication

2-2

What percentage of our communication comes

through words?

2-2a

Answer: 9 percent

2-3

What is the definition of communication?

2-3a

Answer: The exchange

of information with others.

2-4

What is a very important skill that is needed

for good communication?

2-4a

Answer: Listening

2-5

Name the four components of communication.

Answer:1. Sender2. Message3. Medium4. Receiver

2-5a

3-1

Name three things that influence our decisions.

3-1a

Answers: Upbringing, values, morals,

peers, family, church, school, media, etc.

3-2

Which decision-making method requires everyone

to agree on a course of action, and imposes a high

bar for action?

3-2a

Answer: Unanimous decision making

3-3

Define dictatorshipdecision making.

3-3a

Answer: One individual determines

the course of action for the group and the group

has no input into the decision.

3-4

Name the decision-making method that requires support from more than 50 percent

of the members of the group.

3-4a

Answer: Majority decision making

3-5

What is the decision-making method that tries to avoid

having “winners” and “losers”?

3-5a

Answer: Consensus decision making

4-1

What is the one thing in life that is constant?

4-1a

Answer: Change

4-2

What is the term that means the ability to adapt to change?

4-2a

Answer:Resilient

4-3

Name two characteristics of a resilient person.

4-3a

Answers: –Flexibility–Varied interests–Problem solver–Optimistic–Perceptive–Self-motivated

4-4

In which conflict management technique will an individual neglect his/her own concerns to satisfy the

concerns of the other person?

4-4a

Answer: Accommodating conflict management technique

4-5

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

4-5a

Answer: Collaboration – reachinga decision that all parties

are satisfied with.

5-1

Give an exampleof a “killer phrase” that

can stifle your creativity.

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

5-1aAnswers:

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?

5-2a

Answer: Brainstorming

5-3

Name two of the six characteristics of creativity.

5-3a

Answers: –Sensitivity–Open-mindedness/flexibility–Spontaneity–Determination/perseverance–Playfulness–Productivity

5-4

What are three of the six general categories

of resources?

– Time– Money– Materials– Space– People– Natural resources

5-4a

Answers:

5-5

As a leader, what is a good strategy to help you

determine the resources you have available to accomplish

your goals?

5-5a

Answer: Involve the whole team/group

in identifying the available resources.

6-1

Which leadership style is characterized by the leader

making decisions for the group without consulting others?

6-1a

Answer: Autocratic leadership

6-2

Name the leadership style that minimizes the leader’s

involvement in decision-making and allows people

to make their own decisions.

6-2a

Answer: Laissez-faire leadership

6-3

Name two of the five characteristics a goal

should have.

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

6-3a

6-4

In the acronym for the word LEADER, what does

the letter “D” represent?

6-4a

Answer: Decide upon the order

for the goals and action steps

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

6-5a

Answer: Democratic leadership