FBLA1 - Leadership Development Module Overview

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Introduction

FBLA1_FBLALeadershipWordle.png Are you looking for a student organization that will aid you in developing your leadership skills? If so, the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) organization is one of many organizations that can provide you with the resources needed. This unit will introduce you to student organizations and instruct you on information about FBLA and opportunities that will allow you to showcase your leadership abilities and talents.

 

Essential Questions

  • How can the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) organization prepare me for the workforce?
  • What service learning opportunities are available through FBLA?
  • How can I showcase my talents and abilities in this organization?

 

Key Terms

  • Authoritarian leadership - a style of leadership in which the leader tells the employees what needs to be done and how to perform it without getting their advice or ideas.
  • Benchmarking - the process of measuring the organization's products, services, cost, procedures, etc. against competitors or other organizations that display a "best in class" record.
  • Character - the sum total of an individual's personality traits and the link between a person's values and her behavior.
  • Corporate culture - the set of important assumptions that members of the company share.
  • Delegative leadership - a style of leadership in which the leader entrusts decision making to an employee or a group of employees. The leader is still responsible for their decisions.
  • Horizontal leadership - viewing leadership as a system so that information becomes networked. Information now flows horizontally. Differs from tradition leadership in which we view information running vertically or in a hierarchical manner.
  • Leadership styles - the manner and approach of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people.
  • Participative leadership - a style of leadership in which the leader involves one or more employees in determining what to do and how to do it. The leader maintains final decision making authority.

 

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