7.01Becoming a Leader

Objective 7.01 Understand Leadership.

How are leadership skills developed?

Leadership Skills

• Everyone in a leadership position should have good leadership skills.

What are Skills?

• A skill is the ability to perform a task due to training and/or experience.

• Once you have learned something, it becomes a skill.

How can students develop leadership skills?

• Students can learn and practice leadership skills by being active participants in school and community clubs and organizations.

What Are CTSOs?

• CTSOs are Career Technical Student Organizations.

• Any student enrolled in a Career Technical Education course may join the related CTSO.

• Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is the CTSO for business students.

Benefits of CTSO Membership• CTSO’s develop:

CitizenshipTechnical skillsLeadershipTeamwork.

• CTSO’s enhance students' civic awareness.

• CTSO’s provide opportunities for developing social competencies and a wholesome attitude about living and working.

FBLA Officers

• The President: presides over and conducts meetings; prepares an agenda for the meeting; calls meetings as needed.

• The Vice President: assists the president in the discharge of his/her

duties; presides at meetings in the absence of the

president.

FBLA Officers• The Secretary:

prepares and reads the minutes; attends to official correspondence; sends out and posts meeting notices; prepares chapter reports.

• The Treasurer: receives and acts as custodian of chapter

funds; collects all dues and is responsible for

their disbursement; keeps financial records; devises,

appropriate fund-raising activities;

FBLA Officers

• The Historian:   – Maintains a chapter scrapbook of chapter

activities for the year.– Provides local chapter history when requested.– Submits local newspaper clippings, pictures,

etc., for inclusion in the state scrapbook.

• The Reporter:– gathers and classifies chapter news;– prepares news releases and articles for

publication in school and local newspapers;

FBLA Officers • The Parliamentarian:

assists chapter members in understanding the basic purposes of parliamentary procedure;

advises the presiding officer and others on parliamentary procedure;

provides reference materials pertaining to parliamentary procedure for meetings;

points out and explains irregularities in parliamentary procedure to the presiding officer; and

makes sure chapter meetings are conducted in an orderly manner.

Comparison of Leadership Skills For Business and CTSO Leaders

Business Leaders• Communicate with

workers—share and receive information

• Lead by example. Be a good role model.

• Represent the business at various functions

• Be a good listener

CTSO Leaders• Communicate with

members—share and receive information

• Lead by example, dress appropriately and conduct him/herself in a respectful manner at all times

• Represent the organization in various activities

• Be a good listener