Junior Achievement 5.3Junior Achievement 5.3

““The Job At Hand”The Job At Hand”

It’s Vocabulary Review Time!It’s Vocabulary Review Time!

Teamwork:Teamwork:The cooperative efforts by members of a The cooperative efforts by members of a

group to achieve the same overall goal.group to achieve the same overall goal.

““If everyone is moving forward If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes together, then success takes

care of itself.”care of itself.”

- Henry Ford- Henry Ford

Do you agree with this Do you agree with this statement?statement?

Why or why not?Why or why not?

When you are a part of a When you are a part of a team, why is it important for team, why is it important for

you to carry out your you to carry out your responsibilities as well as you responsibilities as well as you

possibly can?possibly can?

Today we will be looking at the Today we will be looking at the importance of teamwork and the importance of teamwork and the

importance of doing your job to the importance of doing your job to the best of your abilities.best of your abilities.

In order to do this, your team In order to do this, your team needs use a Mission needs use a Mission

Statement to guide you.Statement to guide you.

Do you remember what a Do you remember what a “Mission Statement” is?“Mission Statement” is?

(Remember? We learned this way (Remember? We learned this way back at the beginning…)back at the beginning…)

A Mission Statement is a short A Mission Statement is a short description of a company’s description of a company’s

core purpose.core purpose.

It answers the question, “Why do It answers the question, “Why do we exist?”we exist?”

Please turn to page 72 in your Please turn to page 72 in your student workbook. See if you student workbook. See if you

can identify the three can identify the three businesses by their Mission businesses by their Mission

Statements.Statements.

Ready to see if you are Ready to see if you are right?right?

Business Number One?Business Number One?

““We fulfill dreams through the experience We fulfill dreams through the experience of motorcycling, by providing to of motorcycling, by providing to motorcyclists and to the general public an motorcyclists and to the general public an expanding line of motorcycles and expanding line of motorcycles and branded products and services in selected branded products and services in selected market segments.”market segments.”

Harley DavidsonHarley Davidson

Business Number Two?Business Number Two?

“ “ People love our clothes and trust our People love our clothes and trust our company. We will market the most company. We will market the most appealing and widely worn casual clothing appealing and widely worn casual clothing in the world. We will clothe the world.”in the world. We will clothe the world.”

Levi Strauss & Co.Levi Strauss & Co.

Business Number Three?Business Number Three?

“ “ To be one of the world’s leading To be one of the world’s leading producers and providers of entertainment producers and providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, brands to differentiate our content, services and consumer products, we seek services and consumer products, we seek to develop the most creative, innovative to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment experiences and profitable entertainment experiences and related products in the world.and related products in the world.

The Walt Disney CompanyThe Walt Disney Company

Now your team will have the Now your team will have the opportunity to develop a opportunity to develop a

mission statement for your mission statement for your business.business.

Please turn to page 73 in your Please turn to page 73 in your workbook. Once you have created your workbook. Once you have created your

mission statement, select a team mission statement, select a team member share it with the class.member share it with the class.

Job Responsibilities:Job Responsibilities:

The specific tasks and duties of your job.The specific tasks and duties of your job.

Don’t worry. You don’t have to Don’t worry. You don’t have to memorize each and every job memorize each and every job

responsibility that you will have at responsibility that you will have at JA BizTown. JA BizTown.

But you should have a general idea But you should have a general idea of what you will be expected to do.of what you will be expected to do.

Let’s look at a Business Let’s look at a Business WebWeb

Please turn to page 74 in your Please turn to page 74 in your workbooks.workbooks.

A Business Web shows how each A Business Web shows how each of your jobs are interconnected.of your jobs are interconnected.

Station ManagerAssists others

Disc Jockey 2/Programmer

Reads commercialsAnd news items

Station EngineerAnswer phone

Ad Agent/Reporter

Collects all The ads

and money

CFOWrites payroll checks

And pays bills On time.

Disc Jockey 1/Programmer

Organizes tapesAnd plays music.

Radio Station

Each job is important.Each job is important.

Your job is necessary Your job is necessary to the overall to the overall functioning of your functioning of your business. You all business. You all must work together as must work together as a team to be a team to be successful.successful.

Employee

Employee

Employee

Employee

Employee

Employee

Your Business

Turn to page 74 to complete Turn to page 74 to complete the Business Web Worksheet.the Business Web Worksheet.

Your business name goes in the Your business name goes in the middle. Try to think of a very short middle. Try to think of a very short

description for each job.description for each job.

Remember, Remember, everyoneeveryone plays an plays an important role in the operation of important role in the operation of

your business!your business!

Congratulations! You are on Congratulations! You are on your way to becoming a real, your way to becoming a real,

working company! working company!

(Don’t forget to complete the Word (Don’t forget to complete the Word Map on page 75.)Map on page 75.)