High 5 Overview
Here’s how it works:
• 5 LEADERSHIP AREAS PLUS…
• 5 ACTIVITIES PER AREAEQUALS…
• 1 AWESOME FBLA LEADER!
5 Leadership Areas
1. Chapter 2. School 3. Business 4. Community 5. Career
5 Activities Per Area
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Build Your Skills Inventory
Explore over 20 leadership skills all successful future business leaders possess:
• Communication• Teamwork• Research• Technology• and more
Leadership Activity Journal
• Provides instructions for each activity
• Adviser signs off when you start and complete and activity
• Includes a map to track your progress
How to Get Recognized
• Receive recognition when you complete the five activities in a leadership area
• When all five leadership areas are successfully completed, receive a certificate from FBLA-PBL, Inc. and recognition on the FBLA website
Leadership Area #1
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
Chapter Leadership
Activity #1Activate!
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #1: Activate!
Activity: Join FBLA!• Steps:– Join FBLA (and pay your dues)
– Attend at least 2 chapter meetings
– Recruit 3 people to attend FBLA chapter activities
– Tip: Make sure your adviser registers you for High 5
Chapter Leadership
Activity #2Smart Phone!
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #2: Smart Phone!
Think about popular smart phone apps…
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #2: Smart Phone!
• Fun Facts About Smartphones– Over 94.1 million people in the U.S. own a
smartphone
– Facebook is the most downloaded app for iPhones and Androids
– In 2011, 69% of smartphone users downloaded apps on their phones (latest numbers available)
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #2: Smart Phone!
Activity: Create Your Own App• This app is all about YOU!• Design an App Mock-Up
Choose:– App Name, Logo/Icon, Tag lineThe App should include:– 3 traits about your leadership style– 2 leadership skills you have– 1 dream you have for your future career
Chapter Leadership
Activity #3Everybody In!
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #3: Everybody In!
Activity: Get more people involved in FBLA!• Create one of the following recruitment tools:– poster– flyer– brochure– bulletin board– video– media presentation– radio or TV announcement
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #3: Everybody In!
Samples to get you started:
Chapter Leadership
Activity #4Basic Training!
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #4: Basic Training!
FBLA PledgeI solemnly promise to uphold the aims and
responsibilities of Future Business Leaders of America and, as an active member, I shall strive to
develop the qualities necessary in becoming a responsible business leader.
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #4: Basic Training!
FBLA Emblem Ceremony
Chapter Leadership
Activity #5FBLA Online!
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #5: FBLA Online!
Activity: Get more involved in FBLA!• Steps:– Go to fbla-pbl.org– Select a program, conference, competitive event, or
partner you want to learn more about– Write a 3 paragraph essay on:• what the program is• why you are interested in the program• how you will get involved with the program
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #5: FBLA Online!
Leadership Area #2
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
School Leadership
Activity #1Sparkle and Shine!
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #1: Sparkle and Shine!
Activity: Share the benefits of FBLA with your school!
• You’re going to learn about Target Markets – a particular group of people you’re trying to reach
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #1: Sparkle and Shine!
• Steps:– Identify a target market: parents, teachers, athletes,
drama club members, males, females, etc.
– Make a presentation to that target market about the benefits of FBLA
– Tip: Remember to adjust your presentation to reflect what your target market is interested in!
School Leadership
Activity #2School Interview!
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #2: School Interview!
Activity: Interview the interesting people that work at your school!• Steps:– Ask a school employee if you can interview them– Set up a time for the interview– Prepare your questions in advance– Interview the school employee– Take the employee’s picture– Write a 3 paragraph article about the employee and
include their picture
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #2: School Interview!
Sample Questions• What is your education
background?• What do you do for
your job?• What’s the best part
about your job?• Where else have you
worked?
School Leadership
Activity #3FBLA Impact!
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #3: FBLA Impact!
Activity: Let your school leaders know how awesome FBLA is!• Steps:– Create a presentation about the benefits of FBLA
– Work with your adviser to determine when school leaders will be meeting
– Give a presentation in front of school leaders
How Do You L.E.A.P.?
• Leading Energetic and Awesome People isn’t always as easy as it sounds!
• How we L.E.A.P. determines how we influence people and situations to gain the best possible outcome
• With insight into what your leadership style is, you’ll soon be L.E.A.P.-ing for leadership joy!
*OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
How Do You L.E.A.P.?
• Instructions:– There are 4 word groupings across the slide with 4
words in each grouping– Read each grouping across the line and write your score
underneath.– You must score each line with a 4, 3, 2, or 1.– Score the grouping that describes you best with a 4,
then second best with a 3, then next with a 2 and least with a 1.
– You can use each number once per line
*OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
How Do You L.E.A.P.?
Likes AuthorityConfident
FirmEnjoys Challenges
________
Enjoys InstructionsConsistentReservedPractical
________
EnthusiasticVisionaryEnergeticPromoter________
Sensitive FeelingsCalm
Non-demandingAvoids Conflict
________
*OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
Problem SolverBold
Goal DrivenStrong Willed
________
FactualPerfectionist
DetailedInquisitive________
SocializesFun-loving
SpontaneousCreative
________
Enjoys RoutineFriendly
AdaptableThoughtful________
Column A Column B Column C Column D
How Do You L.E.A.P.?
Self-reliantPersistent
Takes ChargeDetermined________
PersistentSensitiveAccurate
Controlled________
OptimisticInfectious Laugh
Takes RisksMotivator________
PatientGood Listener
LoyalEven-tempered
________
*OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
EnterprisingCompetitiveProductivePurposeful________
PredictableOrderly
ConscientiousDiscerning________
Very VerbalFriendlyPopular
Likes Variety________
Gives InIndecisive
Dry HumorSympathetic
________
Column A Column B Column C Column D
How Do You L.E.A.P.?
AdventurousIndependentControlling
Action-oriented________
AnalyticalPrecise
ScheduledDeliberator________
Enjoys ChangeGroup-oriented
InitiatorInspirational
________
NurturingTolerant
PeacemakerRomantic________
*OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
Column A Total:________
Column B Total:________
Column C Total:________
Column D Total:________
Column A Column B Column C Column D
Now add up your scores from each column and write the totals below:
How Do You L.E.A.P.?
StrengthsGoal-oriented
StrongDirect
WeaknessesArgumentativeToo DictatorialOpinionatedPraise Their:
AccomplishmentsResponsibilityThoroughness
StrengthsHigh Standards
EfficientObjective
WeaknessesHigh Expectations
PerfectionistAfraid to Open Up
Praise Their:Competence
Quality of WorkGood Ideas
StrengthsPeople Person
CuriousPositive
WeaknessesGets Off Task
Disobeys RulesIndecisive
Praise Their:Cleverness
SkillMotivation
StrengthsCaretaker
CalmAffirming
WeaknessesIndifferent
NaïveEmotional
Praise Their:Honesty
ContributionAchievements
Column A: Lion Column B: Owl Column C: Otter Column D: Dog
The column with the highest score is your primary leadership style!
School Leadership
Activity #4School Volunteer!
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #4: School Volunteer!
Activity: Show your spirit for service!• Steps:– Volunteer to support
another school project, performance, activity, or teacher
– Spend at least 5 hours supporting that project or person
“Everybody can be great...because anybody can
serve.”- Martin Luther King, Jr.
School Leadership
Activity #5We’ve Got Spirit!
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #5: We’ve Got Spirit!
Activity: Show your school spirit!
• Participate in an activity that promotes school spirit using technology!
Leadership Area #3
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Business Leadership
Activity #1Business Know How!
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #1: Business Know-How!
Activity: Learn how businesses make a profit!
• (Hint: There’s more to it than simply selling a product or service!)
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #1: Business Know-How!
• Steps:– Choose a local business and identify it’s mission statement and
the year it was founded– Describe its target market (the specific group of people it’s
trying to reach)– Identify 2 competitors– Determine how many employees it has– Describe the products/services it offers– Estimate what it cost the business to produce one of its
products and services and compare that to the sales price– Calculate the profit margin
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #1: Business Know-How!
Profit Margin Formula
Sales Price - Minus Cost of Production =Profit Margin
Business Leadership
Activity #2Great Place for Business!
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #2: Great Place for Business!
Activity: Promote Your Hometown as a Great Place for Businesses!
• Why do businesses come to your town? What does your town offer that others don’t?
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #2: Great Place for Business!
• Steps:– List the reasons your
community is a great place for businesses to operate
– Create a poster (using poster board or technology) promoting those unique benefits
Business Leadership
Activity #3Top Leaders!
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #3: Top Leaders!
Think of some leaders you look up to…
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #3: Top Leaders!
Activity: List the Traits of Great Leaders• Steps:– Create your “Top 3” list leaders you look up to from
the worlds of business, athletics, entertainment, or politics
– Research key highlights of their backgrounds and careers
– Use technology to create a presentation summarizing what you learned about them and why you admire them
Business Leadership
Activity #4Let’s Do This Thing!
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #4: Let’s Do This Thing!
Think of some popular products, services and companies
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #4: Let’s Do This Thing!
Activity: Create your own product or service!• Steps:– Create a fictional product or service– Create a mockup– Identify target markets– Develop a budget to produce it– Identify a price for this product/service– Determine how many items you need to sell to
break even and be profitable
Business Leadership
Activity #5Winner’s Circle!
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #5: Winner’s Circle!
Activity: Participate in a Competitive Event• Events include:– Chapter Events - American Enterprise Project,
Community Service Project, and Local Chapter Activities Report
– Individual and Team Events - Career Exploration, Computer Slide Show Presentation, Desktop Publishing Applications, Keyboarding Applications I, Keyboarding Applications II, Proofreading and Editing, Spreadsheet, and Web Page Creation
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #5: Winner’s Circle!
• Steps:– Tell your adviser what event
you’re interested in
– Study/prepare for the event
– Participate in school, region, state, or national competition
– Write a 1 page essay about what you learned
Leadership Area #4
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Community Leadership
Activity #1Service Time!
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #1: Service Time!
Activity: Contribute 5 hours to a community service project
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #1: Service Time!
• The March of Dimes is FBLA’s official service partner
• Originally established to end the polio epidemic, the March of Dimes now focuses on preventing premature birth and birth defects
• Learn more about FBLA’s partnership with the March of Dimes
Community Leadership
Activity #2FBLA Letter!
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #2: FBLA Letter!
• Proper format is important when sending business letters (even if you’re sending them attached to an email!)
• A Guide to Business Format by Purdue University
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #2: FBLA Letter!
Activity: Write a Business Letter• Steps:– Learn how to write a letter in proper business
format (block, modified-block, or semi-block)– Write a letter to one of your community leaders or
the local newspaper about the benefits of FBLA– Give the letter to your adviser to approve– Once approved, send the letter!
Community Leadership
Activity #3Community Promo!
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #3: Community Promo!
• What makes your community great? The people? The businesses? The service organizations?
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #3: Community Promo!
Activity: Promote Your Community• Steps:– List the features that make your community great
– Create a video about that thing that makes your community great
– In the video, give 5 reasons why people should come to your community to experience it
Community Leadership
Activity #4Meeting Up!
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #4: Meeting Up!
• Civic and business organizations play an important part in your community
• There are lots of civic and business organizations that have chapters near you
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #4: Meeting Up!
Activity: Attend a Community Meeting• Steps:– Attend a civic, business, service, or government meeting in
your community
– Take notes during the meeting so you can remember what the meeting covered and what you thought about it
– During class or an FBLA chapter meeting, make a 60 second presentation on what you learned at the meeting
Community Leadership
Activity #5Make Your Mark!
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #5: Make Your Mark!
Landmarks like buildings and streets – and even cities – are often named after people
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #5: Make Your Mark!
Activity: Identify some landmarks in your community that are named after someone• Steps: – Select a local landmark that is named after
someone– Prepare a presentation on how the landmark got its
name and at least one contribution the landmark or its namesake has made to your community
– Include visuals in your presentation
Leadership Area #5
CAREER LEADERSHIP
Career Leadership
Activity #1Character Hired!
CAREER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #1: Character Hired!
If you managed a company, would you hire these characters?
CAREER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #1: Character Hired!
Activity: Hire a “Character”• Steps:– In a team, choose a movie, TV show, or video game
that you all like (and your adviser and parents say is appropriate!)
– Each person in your team will select a different character from that movie/show/game
– Create a presentation highlighting each of the characters you chose
CAREER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #1: Character Hired!
Activity: Hire a “Character” (continued)• Steps:– Include at least 3 strengths and 1 weakness each
character possesses– As a group, identify which character you would
want to hire if you were starting a business– Explain which character you chose and why at a
chapter meeting or in class
Career Leadership
Activity #2Game On!
CAREER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #2: Game On!
• It’s time to get creative…you’re going to create your own game!
• This game will focus on teaching elementary school students about business, careers, or leadership
• Tip: It can be a board game, card game, word puzzle, etc.
CAREER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #2: Game On!
• Steps:– As a group, brainstorm ideas for a game that teaches
elementary school students about business, careers, or leadership and choose one of your ideas
– Name the game and design a logo– Write down the instructions for the game– Design the materials needed to play (board, cards,
game pieces, etc.)– Lead the group in playing your game at least one time
Career Leadership
Activity #3Tweet That!
CAREER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #3: Tweet That!
• Fun Facts About Twitter:– There are more than 500 million registered users on
Twitter as of 2013– Fastest Growing Social Media Channel– The average number of tweets per day is 58 million– Half of all Twitter users tweet from their phones– Tweets can only be 140 characters long
CAREER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #3: Tweet That!
• Steps:– Select a book, magazine, blog, or video on
leadership, careers, education, or business
– Create 5 different 140 character messages (the length of a tweet) highlighting or summarizing the key points you found valuable
Career Leadership
Activity #4Career Interview!
CAREER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #4: Career Interview!
Activity: Interview a Business Professional• Steps:– Contact a person in business or industry and ask if
you can interview them– Set up an interview time– Prepare your questions in advance– Ask them about the top 5 skills, attitudes, and
expectations they have for their employees– Write a brief biography of who you interviewed and
summary of what you learned
CAREER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #4: Career Interview!
• Sample Questions– What is your educational
background?– What skills does
someone need to have to work in your business/industry?
– Describe your ideal coworker, boss, or employee.
Career Leadership
Activity #5Reverse Career Day!
CAREER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #5: Reverse Career Day!
Activity: Chart Your Career Path
CAREER LEADERSHIP
Leadership Activity #5: Reverse Career Day!
• Steps:– Prepare a presentation about your dream job– Outline the position and a basic job description– Identify what kind of education you’ll need and how
you’ll achieve this position– Calculate the cost of education to achieve this position– Calculate the number of years it will take you to achieve
this position– Estimate the salary of this position– Based on the salary, determine how much income tax
you would have to pay