Exam 9: Multiplying Effectiveness

The meaning of, "Who would pick someone who smells like fish and mud? Who would pick an unpopular tax collector? Who would pick leaders from filthy wharves and toil-filled fields? But He did, and together they changed the world," is _______.

Two trends in the U. S. work force are: 1) physical work is becoming more prevalent than knowledge work; 2) production work is becoming more prevalent than service work.

Indecision and confusion on the leader's part creates ________ for employees.

The message of the mask is:

The technical skills needed for success increase at each higher level of management.

Proven principles for assigning work include:

Top-level managers typically need first ________ skills, second ________ skills, and third ________ skills.

Participatives:

Individualists tend to do all but which one of the following:

Gordon Allport conceived of personality in terms of:

What two purposes does effective delegation serve?

Rules for effective delegation include:

________ feel primary responsibility to other people.

The following professions are traditional, participative, and individualistic by nature.

Committee projects, employee involvement teams, and group activities are preferred by ________ personality types.

The Peter Principle refers to:

________ tends to increase the most during people's twenties; _________ tends to increase the most during people's thirties.

The typical sequence of career stages, nature of work, and focus of work is:

_______, _______, ________ personality traits are particularly conducive to "getting along" with others.

Delegate work ________ among all employees.