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Bell Work Activity
Answer the following on a sheet of paper.
1. How comfortable would you be as an exchange student
in a high school in China? List a few of your main concerns
regarding how you would communicate with your peers.
2. Think of two laws that you feel should be changed and
explain why.
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Warm-Up Activity
Terms and Definitions
There are several important terms and definitions
students need to know.
1. Complete the Teamwork and Leadership Skill
Development – Part 1 Terms and Definitions handout.
2. Students may work in groups.
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Understanding Team Leadership Skills
Leadership is a critical component in the success of
any group or team. In the workplace, teams are
created to help accomplish the overall goals of the
organization. Within teams, it is important to have
people who have the skills to effectively organize,
communicate, and operate ethically with team
members.
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Understanding Team Leadership Skills
Group Communication
 The communication process involves the exchange of information.
If you have ever been in an environment where you could not
speak the common language of the local population, you have an
understanding of how important effective communication can be.
 Effective communication involves a sender, who transmits a
message to a receiver – and the receiver, who in turn, provides
feedback that the message was (or was not) understood.
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Understanding Team Leadership Skills
Understanding Business Ethics
 Many people live by certain sets of rules. Some of the rules may have a
strong moral or religious influence or none at all. Ethics can be a complex
and hotly debated topic. Laws and statutes can clearly define “right and
wrong” in a society, but ethics are needed to fill in the gray areas that are
not covered by laws.
 Ethics in business help us understand, define, and live by our own sense
of right and wrong in business transactions. By practicing a strong ethical
business philosophy, we are able to build strong, long-term relationships
with our team, managers, fellow employees, and customers.
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Understanding Team Leadership Skills
Developing Organizational Skills
 As humans, we have proven ourselves to be resourceful, creative, and
capable of doing amazing things when we work together. One of the
challenges of leadership, however, is to organize people into groups so
they can effectively work together and accomplish goals.
 Good leaders have the ability to create structure within their groups by
understanding and clarifying roles for group members. Next, they help
define team goals. And finally, leaders provide focus and motivation to
accomplish the tasks involved in accomplishing team goals.
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Applying Team Leadership Skills
 Team leadership skills come naturally to some people, depending on their
background and experience. Some people have been fortunate enough to
have been placed in positions of leadership at an early age in areas like
church, school, sports teams, family businesses, and civic or recreational
organizations.
 As they enter adulthood, they are very comfortable taking on leadership
challenges, while others are comfortable staying in the shadows.
Leadership takes courage and practice.
 Use the class activity projects at the end of the lesson to polish your team
leadership skills. Your ability to lead successfully will greatly improve your
chances of success in your career.
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