Lesson From HTWIP Part 4

Part four of How to Win Friends and Influence People taught many important lessons about how to be a good leader. One principle that I personally employed was "ask questions instead of giving direct orders." I am currently working on a group project for my management class. There are two main parts to the assignment:
1.) Interview a manager about their experiences
2.) Talk about how these experiences relate to the course material we have covered.
One of my group members, Adam is in a circle of friends that I sometimes hang out with. We had planned on doing the interview Friday evening when our manager was done with work. There was also a large party planned for Friday night that I knew Adam planned to attend. On Thursday afternoon he asked me if I were going to the party and asked if I wanted to go to a movie with some friends before. It was evident that he had forgotten about the interview which was worth half our grade. Instead of yelling at him for his carelessness and ordering him to forget the movie I asked if there would be time between the interview and the party. The look on his face confirmed that he had forgotten, but he saved face and his pride wasn't hurt. He tried to play it off by saying "not sure how long the movie is, ill check it out and let you know." Later that night he text me and said there would not be enough time...duh!