Horticulture 2

Unit A: Leadership

Program Components

Objective:Develop leadership qualities through participation in the small animal instructional program

Components of the Program

• Supervised Agricultural Experience– explore interest– gain work experience

• Classroom Instruction• Laboratory Instruction• FFA Student Organization

FFA Student Organization

• Club or Student Organization• Develops Citizenship & Leadership• Communication

– Developed through CDE• public speaking• creed (freshmen only)• agriculture sales• poultry, dairy and livestock oral reasons• parliamentary procedures

FFA Student Organization

This class develops Leadership, so what is Leadership?

What is Leadership?

• Lead and inspire people. Don't try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be lead.

- Ross Perot

• Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.

- Jesse Jackson

What is Leadership?• The task of the leader is to get his people from

where they are to where they have not been. - Henry Kissinger

• Where there is no vision, the people perish. - Proverbs 29:18

• Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

- Abraham Lincoln

Assignment• Construct a quote that gives advice

on the concept of leadership. • Use a clean sheet of paper• Use markers and make it large

enough to fit the paper• On the opposite side write as many

qualities of good leadership as possible

• “Leaders are those who….”• “Leadership is like…..”

Leadership Qualities

Objective:Identify leadership qualities desired by the small animal industry

Leadership Qualities

• Integrity– Honesty

• Courage– Willing to go forward under difficult

circumstances

• Management– Using people, resources, process to

reach a goal

Leadership Qualities• Unselfishness

– Placing the desires and welfare of others above yourself

• Loyalty– Reliable support for an individual,

group or cause

• Enthusiasm– Energy to do a job and the inspiration

to encourage others

Leadership Qualities

• Plan– Able top think through, determine

procedures

• Knowledge– Awareness, understanding

• Tact– Enjoying and doing the right thing

without offending

Leadership Defined

Leadership is influence- the ability to obtain followers.

- John C. Maxwell

Leadership Tree• Situation:

– You and your friends are stranded on an island far away from civilization. On this island there are six trees with many different types of fruit. Each different type of fruit holds one leadership characteristic for becoming successful in life.

Leadership Tree

– You must convince your supreme leader (me) which single fruit holds the most important leadership trait for becoming a successful person in life.

– You have five mins for your group to make an argument to your leaders on which is most important. If you fail, you will be stranded forever...

Public Speaking

Objective:Describe the major types of speeches and the variables to be considered when presenting speeches.

Parts of a Good Speech

IntroductionBody Conclusion

Types of Speeches

• To inform• To persuade• To integrate

– introductions– welcome speeches

Things to consider...

• Purpose– why are you giving the speech

• Analyze the audience• Occasion• Content• Composition

Delivery

• Voice– pitch– quality– articulation– pronunciation

• over pronounce each word

– force• may the force be with you

Delivery• Stage presence

– appearance– poise– attitude

• always positive

– confidence• but not over confident

– personality– posture

Delivery

• Power of expression– fluency– sincerity– emphasis– directness– conveyance of thought and meaning

Delivery

• Response to questions– accurately– ability to think quickly– If you can not answer a question:

• “That is an interesting question, however, I am not sure of the answer at this time.”

Delivery

• General effect– interesting– understandable– convincing– pleasing– holds attention

Conducting a Business Meeting

Objective:Analyze the role of Robert’s Rules of Order in conducting a business meeting

Conducting A Business Meeting

• Objective– Analyze the role that Robert’s Rules

of Order plays in the orderly conduct of business

What is Parliamentary Procedure?

Parliamentary procedure is a systematic way of organizing meetings.

Parliamentary procedure is governed by Robert’s Rules of Order.

Parliamentary Law

• Robert’s Rule of Order– Rules for conducting a meeting– Assures that all sides are treated

fairly and that everyone has the opportunity to discuss and vote

Parliamentary Law

• Main Objective:– Focus on one item at a time– Extend courtesy to everyone– Observe the rule of the majority– Ensure the rights of the minority

Methods of Voting

• Voice• Rising• Secret Ballot• Roll Call

Voting

• Single majority– one vote more than 50% of the votes

cast

• Two-thirds majority– 2/3 of the members must be for the

motion– usually used when the rights of the

members are limited

Voting

• Quorum– number of members required to

conduct business

Gavel

• Symbol of authority• Meaning of the taps

– 1 tap means to be seated– 2 taps means the meeting is called to

order– 3 taps means that members should

stand– Series of taps

• “be quite and orderly”

Table of Motions

• Privileged• Incidental• Subsidiary• Unclassified

The Gavel

• The president uses the gavel to control aspects of the meeting.

• The number of taps determines the meaning.

Presiding Officer• Chapter FFA

President• Must be fair and

impartial• Must relinquish the

chair when the president desires to discuss business

Motions

Main Motion

• Used to get group approval for a new project or some other course of action

• Wording: “I move” NOT “I make a motion”

Main Motion

• Requires second• Debatable• Amendable• Majority vote required• Can be reconsidered

Amendments

• Used to change a main motion

• 3 ways to amend: addition, substitution, striking out

• Wording: “I move to amend the motion”

Amendments

• Requires second• Debatable• Amendable• Majority vote required• Can be reconsidered

Adjourn

• Used to end a meeting

• Wording: “I move to adjourn”

Adjourn

• Cannot be debated• Cannot be amended• Cannot be reconsidered• Requires second• Requires majority vote

Appeal

• Changes a decision made by the chair

• Wording: “I appeal the decision of the chair”

Appeal

• Requires a second• Debatable• Can be reconsidered• Not amendable• Majority vote required

Point of Order

• Used when one believes a parliamentary error has been made

• Wording: “I rise to a point of order”

Point of order

• Not debatable• Amendable• Does not require

second• Cannot be

reconsidered• No vote required

Division of the House

• Calls for a counted vote

• Wording: “I call for a division of the house.”

Division of the House

• Not debatable• Amendable• Does not require second• Cannot be reconsidered• No vote required

Lay on the table

• To postpone a motion to the next meeting

• Motion must be taken from the table at the next meeting to be discussed

• Wording: “I move to lay this motion on the table”

Lay on the table

• Requires second• Not debatable• Not amendable• Cannot be

reconsidered• Majority vote

Previous question

• Used to stop debate and vote

• Wording: “I move to previous question”

Previous question

• Second required• Not debatable• Not amendable• Can be reconsidered before vote• 2/3 vote required

Refer to committee

• Used to gain more information on a motion before voting

• Wording: “I move to refer this motion to a committee to report at our next meeting.”

Refer to committee

• Second required• Debatable• Amendable• Can be

reconsidered• Majority vote