Effective Supervisory Practices p440-441

One of the accomplishments of effectively managed and facilitated retreats is:

• Improved team collaboration

• Increased individual workload

• Decreased communication

• Reduced team morale

Retreats can help in building connections and trust among team members by:

• Providing opportunities for informal interactions

• Increasing workload and stress

• Encouraging competition among team members

• Limiting communication to formal settings

Retreats can enhance or improve team culture by:

• fostering better communication and collaboration

• increasing individual productivity

• reducing the need for team meetings

• eliminating workplace conflicts

How do retreats help in establishing a team vision?

• By providing a break from routine to focus on goals

• By increasing individual workload

• By creating competition among team members

• By reducing communication within the team

Retreats play a role in realigning around an established vision or value by:

• providing a break from routine to focus on core values

• offering financial incentives

• introducing new technology

• expanding the workforce

Retreats can identify needed change or new approaches by:

• Conducting regular feedback sessions

• Ignoring participant feedback

• Maintaining the status quo

• Avoiding new ideas

The importance of conducting deep dives into issues of concern or new focus areas during retreats is:

• To superficially address issues without in-depth analysis

• To ensure thorough understanding and strategic planning

• To avoid any discussions on new focus areas

• To limit the scope of discussions to routine matters

How do retreats improve team decision making?

• By fostering collaboration and communication

• By increasing individual work time

• By reducing team interactions

• By focusing on individual goals

In what ways can retreats identify and explore team conflict?

• By conducting team-building exercises

• By ignoring the conflict

• By assigning blame to team members

• By avoiding communication

Retreats conduct professional development in soft skills and emotional intelligence by:

• Providing interactive workshops and activities

• Focusing solely on technical skills

• Ignoring emotional intelligence

• Conducting only online sessions