As You're Packing Up to Leave the Office on a Friday

Multiple Choice

As you're packing up to leave the office on a Friday afternoon, your boss tells you that she'd like a status report from you as soon as possible. You head out for the weekend and complete the status report first thing Monday morning. When your boss receives it, she complains that she needed it sooner. What is the most likely cause of this breakdown in communication?

A) passive listening
B) failure to listen actively
C) barriers to listening comprehension
D) difference of interpretation
E) physiological barrier to hearing