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WorksheetsDecision Management
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 57mins
The times when you always have to work.
overtime
core hours
days off
working hours
Time at work in addition to your normal hours.
overtime
flexitime
part-time
undertime
What does the phrase "take stock" in the sentence "I'd like all of you to pause for a moment, you, wretched weaklings, and take stock of your miserable existence" mean?
change your life
analyze your life
leave your life as it is
boast about your life
What does the phrase "the thorny issue" in the sentence "I decided I would try to address the thorny issue of work-life balance" mean?
something with thorns
a difficult problem
a sarcastic article
a new question
What does the phrase "the core issue" in the sentence "the core issue, which is that certain job and career choices are fundamentally incompatible with being meaningfully engaged on a day-to-day basis with a young family" mean?
minor problem
main problem
minor decision
main decision
What does the phrase "screaming desperation" in the sentence "people out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they work long, hard hours at jobs they hate" mean?
extreme happiness
extreme anger
extreme disappointment
extreme surprise
What does the phrase "time frame" in the sentence "we have to be careful with the time frame that we choose upon which to judge our balance" mean?
time saving
time machine
time wasting
time period
What does the word "elongate" in the sentence "We need to elongate the time frame upon which we judge the balance in our life" mean?
to make more exciting
to make longer
to make shorter
to make busier
What does the phrase "get a grip" in the sentence "So I've decided to get a grip and sort it out. So I joined a gym." mean?
to pull yourself together
to train your grip
to shake hands
to play some game
What does "daunting" in the sentence "I truly understand how that can be daunting." mean?
tiring
exciting
long
scary
What does the word "upheaval" in the sentence "Being more balanced doesn't mean dramatic upheaval in your life." mean?
extreme fall
extreme speed
extreme rise
extreme joy
Work-life balance can be "something" between personal and professional activities
Entertainment
Prioritization
Duty
Space
What's the person's broader employment-related experience ?
Hard working experience
Weakness of work-life balance
Quality of work-life balance
Freelancer's experience
What's the intersection of work and personal life ?
Work-life interface
Quality of work-life balance
Work-life balance
Hard working
What's the key of managing work and family demands ?
Giving up work
Having a rest
Specifying values
Giving attention to only work
Which reason may lead you to poor (related to work-life balance) ?
Nothing
Rejected projects
High salaries
Working longer hours
Which answer can be related to work ?
Health
Management
Kindness
Hobbies
Which answer can be related to personal life ?
Conference
Salary
Overtime
Refreshing
What is the work-life balance like in traditional workplaces?
Work lives and private lives are clearly divided.
People work too much overtime and so they have no private life.
People are free to manage the balance themselves.
In traditional workplaces, do people work at weekends or when on holiday?
Yes, it's normal.
No, never.
Usually, they don't.
How has technology helped people work with more flexibility?
They can send and receive emails from their phones from home.
Their working hours can be easily tracked.
Robots can do their work for them.
Traditional divisions between life and work are fading. What does that mean for employees?
Everyone has to do overtime, all the time.
People have to work while they're on holiday.
They can be flexible to work when and where it suits them.
It is possible to work weekends or when on holiday.
Traditional workplaces
Modern workplaces
Flexible working hours.
Traditional workplaces
Modern workplaces
Fixed working hours.
Traditional workplaces
Modern workplaces
Hobbies and sports only in the evening or at weekends.
Traditional workplaces
Modern workplaces
No working at weekend or on holiday.
Traditional workplaces
Modern workplaces
Hobbies and sports can be done at other times, also during day.
Traditional workplaces
Modern workplaces
Select a web or mobile application time tracking tool, other time management tips, and their function
A. Focus To-Do: Time and organization management tool for completing tasks.
B. Pomodoro: Web and mobile application timer for tracking and completing tasks.
C. 25 minute Task Interval: Complete a task in 25 minutes.
A, B, and C.
B and C.
Which tool is an everyday and professional time management tool?
A. Google calendar
B. Gmail Categories
C. Planner
D. Sticky Notes
E. All the above
B. State the problem or situation
List your possible choices
The process of making a choice or solving a problem.
Decision Making
Experience
Integrity
Values
A role model will influence you to break the rules.
True
False
___________ is the process of considering as many choices as possible without any evaluation.
A. Problem
B. Risk
C. Brainstorming
D. Synergy
Which is a quote about "gut instinct"?
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Trust your vibes, energy doesn't lie
A penny saved is a penny earned.
What does self-management mean?
An accurate view of oneself
Taking responsibility for yourself and your behaviors.
A skill or ability that can be more difficult and often requires more work to improve.
Being aware of your emotions.
Setting goals requires a person to work________________ from the goal ______.
forward, up
backward, down
in no particular order, directly
Why is setting goals important?
Plans help us make sure we reach our dreams.
To reach your dreams, you have to have a plan.
Goals don't just happen, they have to be planned.
All of the these.
The following are the best ways to keep up with school assignments:
use a written planner/agenda
memorize the due dates
check the agendas on Canvas for every class
use a planner AND check the agendas for every class
A distraction to completing homework is:
texting a friend
with video games on
in the middle of the living room while other people are watching TV
all of the above
One way to help solve procrastination is
work where you are distracted
set unreasonable standards for everything you do
clump all your work togther and work until it is finished
ask a teacher or student for additional help
Putting off or avoinding something that must be done is called
pronunciation
procrastination
protection
proportional
Procrastinating can interfere with school and personal life
True
False
Prioritizing can help with procrastination.
True
False
The goal of time management is finding the balance between what you _____ to do and _____ to do.
need; want
hate; dislike
like; love
none of these
The first step in managing your time is...
waiting until the last minute
asking for advice from others
making a plan
making memes
Etiquette
the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group
the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.
a manager within a company who promotes innovative product development and marketing.
anything that threatens an organization's ability to generate profits at its target levels
You’ve been assigned a major project and are halfway through when you realize that you’ve made a mistake that requires you to go back to the beginning to fix it. How do you handle that while still trying to make your deadline?
I don't make mistakes, so I have no idea why you’re even asking me this question.
It must have come from whoever gave me the task in the first place, So why should I have to do it again.
I would stop whatever I am doing on the project and really investigate the mistake without involving my seniors.
I would stop and really investigate the mistake. If it small enough, I make sure that I rectify the situation immediately and move forward. If it’s a mistake that requires a full reworking of the problem and it is going to force me to come close or even miss my deadline, I would make sure to immediately inform my supervisors and let them know what is going on.
In the past week, you notice that your office friend felix has been reading a newspaper during work while the supervisor is out of the office. Last week the supervisor was absent a lot- and Felix seems to be reading while he should be completing his tasks. What would you do first?
Talk to Felix. Explain that meeting team deadlines is important, and that by reading the newspaper he is preventing your team from reaching goals.
Don’t intervene. This is between Felix and the supervisor.
Talk to the supervisor. He should be aware of Felix not giving enough attention to his tasks.
Circulate an email regarding work ethics and productivity- in order for your team to be more effective in the future.
Your senior has determined a fixed plan of action for a project. You notice that your colleague on the project is not following the plan and his contribution is low, which is starting to have a negative effect on the project. What would you do?
Wait for the contribution of your colleague on his work to pick up. In the meantime, you focus on your daily tasks.
Inform your Team Leader of the situation on the project, so that he reacts with the Team Leader of your colleague.
Send an email with a status report on the project, indicate what you did, with your Head of Unit in CC.
Discuss it with your colleague, ask him the reasons for the delay and fix up together a plan to continue on the project.
You are working in an investment bank. In three months the branch will change its banking information-system. What is the best response you should take in order to respond to this change?
Refer clients and staff members to employees with more experience in the system.
You should turn to your supervisor every time you have an important question.
You should take time to take the online course and read the system guide.
Your client is very happy by your work and happy client informed that you would be soon getting a monetary reward for your work. What is the most effective response?
You should thanks the client, informs your supervisor about the reward and plans to use the reward money to upgrade your smartphone.
You should thanks the client and politely informs that you needs to check with your supervisor if it is under the company’s ethical directives to accept monetary reward from clients.
You should thanks the client and start making plans on how to wisely invest the money for a rainy day.
After reviewing a report that one of your employees has prepared, you think that some changes are required. When discussing this issue with the employee she disagrees with most of your comments, saying that she believes the report is better the way it is at the moment. What would you do?
Explain that you have given this much thought and the changes are essential.
Let her know that your decisions are final, but show empathy toward her frustration over changing her work.
The report is her work and you respect her opinion. Your input is meant to assist her and she is free to accept or decline it.
Ask her to present her objections to your comments and discuss them.
You manage a department that includes 10 employees who work with clients, and a supervisor. You notice that one of the employees is regularly late arriving in the morning. What would you do?
Nothing. You trust the supervisor – she works closely with the team members and is probably aware of the situation and it’s under her control.
Talk to the employee next time you see him arrive late.
Ask the supervisor if she is aware of this situation.
Tell the supervisor that she should pay more attention to her employees’ arriving hours, as it looks bad.
You manage a team of 10 people. Your employees are competent and cooperative. However, you noticed that lately they tend to take long coffee breaks and work rates seem slower. You are happy there is a good atmosphere in the office, but feel uncomfortable about the effect it is having on your employees' work. What is most effective response?
Announce that from now on, any employee who wants to take a break should speak to you first.
Decide that at any given time only one employee can take a coffee break.
Discuss the situation with the team and ask for their cooperation.
Announce deadlines for each task the team gets, and reprimand employees who don’t finish their tasks on time.
Which kind of desicion making conditions means that all the information the decision maker needs is fully available?
Certainty
Risk
Uncertainty
Ambiguity
Which kind of desicion making conditions means that the goals to be achieved or the problem to be solved is unclear, alternatives are difficult to define, and information about outcomes is unavailable?
Certainty
Risk
Uncertainty
Ambiguity
Which kind of desicion making conditions means that managers know which goals they wish to achieve, but information about alternatives and future events is incomplete?
Certainty
Risk
Uncertainty
Ambiguity
1. Which of the following is a solution that is chosen from among alternatives?
A. Decision- making
B. Problem
C. Uncertainty
D. Decision
1. Which is the third step in the problem solving process?
A. Define problem
B. Identify decision criteria
C. Develop alternatives
D. Implement decisions
Results of a decision; can be good or bad
consequences
problem solving
10-10-10 rule
impulsive decision making
Which of the following is true about peer pressure?
It is always negative.
It is always positive.
It can be direct or indirect.
It is always harmful.
The traits, attributes, and features that make YOU, YOU!
Value
Character
Which is not a strategy of time management?
Make a list of things to do
Memorizing assignments that need to be completed
Dedicate time to study
Remain focus and on-task
The first step in managing your time is...
waiting until the last minute
asking for advice from others
making a plan
making memes
