Becoming a Leader UNDERSTAND LEADERSHIP HOW ARE LEADERSHIP

Becoming a Leader 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 and Technical Student Organizations. �Any student enrolled in a Career snd 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: q q Citizenship Technical skills Leadership Teamwork. �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