MGT 605 - Organizations face challenges which may be identified as either

1.Organizations face challenges which may be identified as either adaptive or technical in nature. Adaptive changes require what kind of changes?

a.Changes focusing mainly on priorities and concentrating on critical tasks.

b.Changes mainly to do with scheduling everything needed to be done.

c.Learning new skills or acquiring a new technology

d.Attitudes, beliefs, or values

2.Why must every leader must be personally committed to the importance of the people process and be actively engaged in all aspects of it?

a.Otherwise organizations are not likely to reach their full potential.

b.It provides a company a way to evaluate employees’.

c.It provides a map of leadership talent so management knows who is ready for promotion.

d.It aligns the organization's talent with the type of leadership the organization requires.

3.What were you supposed to learn from doing the Execution and Results in a Crisis Situation homework assignment?

a.As leaders we should have learned how to manage for execution and drive for results.

b.The purpose of the crisis situation lesson was to develop leadership evaluation skills using current known leaders.

c.To reflect on how organizational structure should determine who you select as a leader.

d.To understand how important it is to be able to cast aspersions on others when things go wrong.

4.Employees need time to learn new skills and obtain new habits. Even when new skills are mastered, people need____________training and _______ work to utilize newfound skills.

a.work, labor.

b.attitude, adaptive

c. attitude, positive

d. acclamation, adaptive.

5.How might a manager help tie the effort to performance?

a. Make certain they know what outcomes are important to employees.

b. Make sure employees are aware of all possible outcomes that will result from performance.

c. Make certain employees understand that rewards are not guaranteed.

d. Use the power of positive expectations with subordinates.

6.When evaluating an employee’s performance managers should take into account

a. Any organizational barriers that might have inhibited employees from achieving their goals

b. Any enablers that might have made it easier than anticipated for the employees to achieve their goals

c. The overall performance of the business unit in which the employee was employed during the period under review

d. A and B but not C

7.Which of the following are critical elements of the vision process?

a. The definition of the vision

b. Empowerment of followers through articulation and communication of the vision

c. Having the right components and content.

d. All of the above are critical elements of the vision process.