Taking initiative

What is taking initiative?

• Choosing to do the right and kind thing

• Stepping up to do something even if no one else wants to

• Doing something the first time someone asks you

• Using a loud and clear voice when speaking

• Being on time to an event or class

Someone in your class seems to be having trouble with their assignment or understanding the material. Which would be an example of taking initiative?

• Think that they should've been paying attention and ignore them

• Hope that someone else will help them and continue working on your own

• Telling your friends that the person looks like they need help

• Helping them with the thing they're having trouble with

Check all that apply! Why is taking initiative important?

• You'll get more work done efficiently and quickly

• You'll get more used to taking initiative and grow more confident

• Might inspire others to have more confidence and be good leaders themselves

• You'll gain more experience and skills in taking initiative

You see a bad decision about to be made or someone making a mistake. What would be an example of taking initiative in this situation?

• Speaking up and preventing the bad decision from being made or telling the person of their mistake

• Saying nothing and thinking "I knew this was going to happen" later

• Telling the person of their mistake or decision after its been done

• Telling your friends or peers about the mistake or decision and laugh about it later

Making mistakes or failing can be a good thing!

• True

• False

You're in a breakout room/meeting and no one is willing to speak. Your teacher wants you to talk to one another and will check on you any second. What do you do?

• Stare at the other people in the breakout room/meeting in silence

• Give up on speaking and do other homework or go on your phone

• Unmute yourself and start talking to your peers

• Type to everyone else in the zoom chat

• Start talking and working the moment your teacher checks on you and pretend like you've been working the entire time

You're in homeroom and your teacher needs someone to take the attendance sheet to the office. How do you take initiative?

• Think to yourself you'll do it tomorrow

• Hope someone else will do it and keep your head down

• Bring the sheet to the office even if you don't want to

• Tell your friend to do it so the teacher won't choose someone

How can you take initiative as a student or leader at South Pointe?

• Post things on Instagram/other social media about South Pointe

• Raising your hand in class

• Volunteering to do tasks even when they aren't mandatory

• Participate in Spirit Day

• All of the above

What traits should you avoid following?

• A. Ranting or complaining a lot

• B. Having people do work even if they don't want to

• C. Giving constructive criticism

• D. Being close-minded

• E. A and D

There are chairs left out and unstacked in your classroom at the end of the day. How do you take initiative?

• Hope your teacher forgets to ask your class

• Tell your peers to start stacking chairs

• Wait for the bell to ring and do nothing

• Stack the chairs yourself