Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

Which of the following are examples of bad management at a societal level?

A) lost business
B) not trusting others to make good judgements
C) Wall Street meltdown
D) all of these

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What does the executive function include for the entire system?

A) direction
B) organization
C) coordination
D) all of these

Answer 2

D

Question 3

New managers are often surprised at how ___ management is.

A) rewarding
B) "people involved"
C) difficult
D) easy

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Managers who want to advance their careers pay attention to developing ____.

A) soft skills
B) hard skills
C) technical skills
D) industry trends

Question 5

Which skill focuses on how to get work done?

A) managing your team
B) managing yourself
C) managing your relationships
D) all of these

Question 6

How do you manage yourself?

A) individual problem solving
B) linking- networking, collaborating
C) motivating people
D) communicating

Question 7

Building block 7 has what elements?

A) video incidents
B) read text
C) case incidents
D) write down new insights and skills gained from the chapter

Question 8

Building block 1 is a learning challenge based ____.

A) on a hypothetical example
B) on a real-world problem
C) on calculation
D) on experience

Question 9

"Be friendly, be liked", a network builder, and initiates changes for better performance all describe ____.

A) expectations based on non-management job
B) reality of the manager's job
C) a specialists job
D) none of these

Question 10

What are the three major sections of the book?

A) becoming an ethical manager, managing teams, learning about yourself
B) managing coworkers, competitors, and managers
C) managing your team, yourself, and relationships
D) teamwork, cooperation, effort