Exam 13: Managing Time and Stress

Organizational stress management techniques include job redesign,environmental changes,and wellness programs.

Some supervisory behaviors that contribute to employee stress include showing too much concern for employee well-being and rarely checking up on every detail of an employee's work.

An efficient way to respond to a memo is to:

Reading and writing are not necessarily a waste of time,but many supervisors perform these activities inefficiently.

Stuart had an "open door" policy for his employees and their problems.However,he was also aware of how this policy could be abused to waste time.Therefore,when one of his employees came into his office to discuss her recent European vacation,Stuart would have most likely responded by:

Procrastination is a time waster because people spend time on low-priority items instead of higher priority items.

It is not difficult to get back to your original task after an interruption.

As the night manager of a large-volume grocery store,Joe never seemed to have enough time to do all his tasks.He decided to try to do a better job of planning by recording the activities that must take place at a set time,prioritizing those activities,scheduling the most challenging and important activities during his most productive times,and scheduling some free time to think and possibly do some less important tasks.Joe is preparing:

To control your use of time,you must be able to say no when appropriate.Which of the following tips is most appropriate?

When completing a time log,you should wait until the end of the day to avoid the interruption of having to complete the log.

Schedule time for thinking,not solely for doing,as creative processes require time for:

Which personality type would try to get more and more done in less and less time?

When you attend a meeting chaired by someone else,it is easy to control wasted time.

Personality traits that describe someone who has varied interests is known as a:

The inability to function effectively as a result of ongoing stress is called:

Your boss is completing a sheet of paper that has the date at the top,with four columns below with the headings,"Time","Activity","Others Involved",and "Location" respectively.Your boss is filling:

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is based on the research of psychiatrist Carl Jung.

Which of the following refers to organizational activities designed to help employees adopt healthy practices?

In prioritizing activities as A-level,B-level,and C-level,the B-level activities are those that are important but can be postponed if necessary.

Sharon is under a lot of work stress and feels that she is incapable of getting her job done satisfactorily.Sharon is dealing with: