Lesson 4 My Roles in Society
We Are All Leaders
____ election is coming up.
Why don't you run for class ____ Yumi?
No way. I'm not the right person ____ that position.
____ never thought about running.
Why not? Come on, Brian. Leaders have special ____
I don't ____ a person like me can be called a leader.
____ do you mean? I think you have very good leadership qualities.
____ really friendly and outgoing.
You also ____ people get along.
I ____ no doubt that you will be elected if you run.
Brian told me
Brian told me this afternoon that I ____ good leadership qualities.
No one ____ ever told me that before.
Why does he think ____
Maybe he was just trying to be ____
When he said that ____ me, however, I started to think.
Can I really ____ a leader?
____ don't know.
I think leaders should have ____ vision, clear goals, and the ability to motivate others.
I don't have ____ of those things.
Then I ____ started to wonder if these are the only qualities that make a good leader.
____ I'm wrong.
Maybe there are ____ leadership qualities.
So I decided to do some research ____
Here’s what I found!
____ LEADERS “Team Builders”
Ensure that ____ team feels valued
Create ____ positive environment
Are friendly and easy ____ talk to
RED LEADERS ____ Analysts”
Have good ____ skills
Analyze problems ____ situations
Think of ____ most effective ways to achieve the team’s goals
PURPLE LEADERS “Hands-Off ____
____ others to work on their own
Do not try ____ control people
Give ____ only when it is needed
ORANGE LEADERS “Strict Directors”
Make everyone’s ____ clear
Make sure everything is finished on ____
Ensure each step is done ____
YELLOW ____ “Quiet Supporters”
Lead ____ example
Let the team members shine ____
Meet the ____ members’ needs
BLUE LEADERS “Creative ____
Approach problems ____ new ways
____ up with fresh ideas
Deal with tasks differently from ____
I was surprised that
I was surprised ____ there are actually many different leadership styles, but soon I realized the reason.
We belong to many different groups, and ____ different situations can come up in our lives.
They all call for ____ leadership styles.
Each group's unique situation determines the ____ leadership style.
“I am a part of many ____ groups, and I have different responsibilities in each group.”
After reading everything, I became more ____
I discovered that I have some of the qualities of a ____ leader.”
If my classmates think a green leader would make our class better, they might pick me to be class ____
Okay, ____ try it!