13. Reasons
Why People
Love
Justin Bieber
He’s hot.
He loves me.
I get to be part of
the Official Justin
Bieber Fan Club!
I get to have
Justin Bieber-
themed
sleepovers with
my friends!
15. Reasons
Why People
Love
appreciation.
Justin Bieber
He’s hot.
He loves me.
I get to be part of
the Official Justin
Bieber Fan Club!
I get to have
Justin Bieber-
themed
sleepovers with
my friends!
17. Reasons
Why People
Love
Justin Bieber
He’s hot.
He loves me.
I get to be part of
the Official Justin
Bieber Fan Club!
I get to have
camaraderie.
Justin Bieber-
themed
sleepovers with
my friends!
18.
19. Reasons
Why People
Love
Justin Bieber
He’s hot.
He loves me.
I get to be part of
the Official Justin
Bieber Fan Club!
Common interests + common
experiences =
I get to have
Justin Bieber-
themed
sleepovers with
community.
my friends!
34. Your challenge
Promote the DECA experience:
1. Hold a meeting and share your favourite DECA
moment with your members; then have them
share some of theirs and remind them that it’s
not all about the competition
2. Plan bi-monthly social events for your chapter
members so that they’re not only studying for
conferences but also becoming friends with
their fellow members
42. Why I
Believe Score Sheet
Some Teams
Fail. Obsession.
Hockey and • Enveloped by personal goals
DECA • Limits goals of team
• ‘Competing for the same goal, not
fighting for it together’
• MEASURE YOUR SUCCESS BY THE
SUCCESS OF OTHERS
43. Why I
Believe Inner-Team
Some Teams
Fail.
Negativity
Hockey and • Fight together, not against each
DECA other
• Everyone loves being told they
did well
ZERO
NEGATIVITY
POLICY
44. Why I
Value of an Individual
Believe
Some Teams
Fail. • Everyone has unique skills and
Hockey and ideas
DECA • Executive goal- Bring people
up to your level
45. Summary Of Ideas
Measure your success by
Measure your success by Zero Negativity Policy
the success of others
the success of others
Value of an Individual
49. Instructions
1.Find the other executive from your chapter
2. Write three concrete and measurable chapter
goals on the blank sheet of paper in your
folder
3.Put the goals in the envelope in your folder
4.Leave the envelope on the table
So, you guys have just listened to Jerry and Sarah talk about how to increase your chapter’s spirit, and how to create everlasting connections and experience’s that will remain with you for a lifetime. My question to you is what makes a team? You need spirit to get your chapters pumped about DECA, you need the experience’s to bond and create personal and professional connections, what is the next step?
These teams are in the top of their respective fields (no pun intended). What do these teams have, that make them what they are, and how can we learn from them?
Who here has played on a sports team before, raise your hand. I’m going to share some experiences I have had. For those of you that don’t know, I play hockey. I live and breathe the game, I`ve been on skates for as long as I can remember. Thinking back, most of the teams I`ve played on have been great. The atmosphere was amazing. The guys beside me weren’t my teammates, they were my brothers. This sounds really cliché, but for those that have been in the same place, they know what I’m talking about. Then there’s the other side of the spectrum, I`ve been on teams when I dread going back to the rink. The team does not work together, there is so much friction it’s unbearable. Looking back, I’ve picked out a few key points that I believe made these teams fail.
Players were measuring their success on the score sheet. Everyone wanted more goals then each other. This created friction; everyone was competing for the same goal, not fighting for it together. How can this be applied to DECA? I can sum it up in one simple line… Measure your success, by the success of others. If you can step back from your personal goals, and look at your goals as chapter executives, you can help your chapter thrive and grow immensely.
Another thing that was wrong with this team was the negativity on the bench. I bet most of us here have been on a team with negative forces acting from the inside. It’s an extremely ineffective concept. When team is created to work together and accomplish a goal, and the only thing stopping them is themselves, it will not work guaranteed. That’s why we want you, as executives to implement a 0 negativity policy when you get back. A happy chapter is a working chapter. When someone comes onto the bench, tell them they made a nice pass. Instead of making fun of someone’s mistake in their mock roll play, tell them what they did well, and how to make it better for next time. This concept should not only be applied to DECA, it should be applied to everything you do in life. Turn to someone at your table and say something nice to them.
The last story I have is about this one kid I know. He has been on my team for many years now. He is an amazing hockey player, averages at least a goal a game. The only problem is, he thinks he’s better then everyone. He walks in the rink every day thinking he carries the team on his shoulders. He really brought the morale of the team down… The problem was, he used the other players as a rung on a ladder, as a method to make himself better. He had the ability to bring everyone on the ice up to his level, instead he thought only of himself. As presidents, I am asking you to do the opposite. Use your skills and abilities to help bring everyone up to your level, extend a hand and help out new members, and discuss ideas with past members. Every person is unique and has a different skill set to offer your chapter. Value the importance of each individual.
These are factors I believe could have helped my team, and I challenge you guys to apply them to your DECA teams.
According to the dictionary, a team is “A group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport.” I agree with the dictionary on most words, but I’ll have to disagree on this one. I believe a team is much more than just that. As I just said, there are many factors I believe make a team successful. Let’s create our own definition of what a team is.