Title: Identify the steps required to take responsible action in families, workplaces, and communities, using practical reasoning processes, individually and collaboratively.
Course: Individual Development (19260-18) > Section: Managing Work and Family Responsibilities for the Well-Being of Self and Others

Identification should include

- defining responsible action
- examining and forming goals or valued ends and focusing on priorities, which meet both group and individual needs
- interpreting contextual information
- obtaining and using technical information and skills
- communicating effectively to maximize unified group efforts
- analyzing strengths and weaknesses of group members so appropriate roles may be assigned
- determining alternatives when problems arise in groups
- deciding upon appropriate action
- considering alternatives and consequences of decision
- establishing motivational techniques for implementation
- implementing actions that satisfy appropriate formal and/or informal rules that govern group actions and behaviors.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- How can individual and group priorities differ in a family workplace and community?
- What challenges might a family face in taking responsible actions when facing a lack of technology resources?
- Why should a list of alternatives be formulated when actions are needed to respond to a problem?
- What consequences might occur if actions taken in a group do not fit formal or informal rules of the group?

Communication

- What are some examples of statements that might promote efforts to reach goals?
- How can both inflammatory and gentle encouraging statements motivate groups to take positive actions?
- Why is earning respect key in communication?

Leadership

- Why are leaders good at prioritizing and communicating?
- Why is effective listening a leadership skill?
- Why is it difficult to take responsible action when rules governing a group are not understood?

Management

- Why might limiting roles be as important as maximizing them?
- What is the best way to define roles for group members?
- Why is it important to continually direct group members toward priorities in order to complete tasks?