Making Decisions at Work Answers

A positive or negative outcome of a decision or action can be called a _____.a.Boonb.Consequencec.Tragedyd.Advantage

Preston has to make four phone calls to clients today. The call to Mr. Miller will take about an hour to complete, the call to Ms. Winnecuit will take about five minutes to complete, the call to Mr. Drudge will take about thirty minutes and the call to Mrs. French will take about fifteen minutes to complete. If all the calls are equally important, who should Preston call last? a. Mr. Miller (1 hour) b. Ms. Winnecuit (5 minutes) c. Mr. Drudge (30 minutes) d. Mrs. French (15 minutes) Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The purpose of assigning a number to each of the consequences in a grid analysis is to _______. a. Allow the consequences to be ranked chronologically b. Allow the consequences to be put in numerical order c. Allow the consequences to be weighed and measured d. Allow the consequences to be eliminated through subtraction Please select the best answer from the choices provided

What is one course of action available in every decision making process?a.Respond in a way which will have only positive consequencesb.Respond in a way which will have no negative consequencesc.Choose to do nothing about the issued.None of the above

When you seek to define an issue, you should try to frame it in positive terms.

When defining the issue for which a decision has to be made, framing the issue in a positive way _____. a.Allows everyone to feel good about the outcomeb.Eliminates negative consequences at the startc.Helps point to a set of actions that should occurd.Makes it easier to agree with coworkers

Bill has to write a report for this manager. He must do some background research, write the report, and present it to a group of 30 employees. Which factor will likely influence his list of priorities?a.Logicb.Importancec.Achievabilityd.Time

Franklin has two tasks to complete. He must clean the stables and he must water the horses. He notices that the pitchfork he would use to clean the stables is missing a prong, which will take 30 minutes to fix, at a minimum. If both tasks are equally important, which task should Franklin complete first?a.He should clean the stables firstb.He should water the horses firstc.There is no way to evaluate the decisiond.Franklin could choose either task first

In order to compare and evaluate choices, there must be a set of ______.a.Resourcesb.Decisionsc.Consequencesd.None of the above

Effective decision makers are able to ______.a.Predict most or all consequences of actionsb.Implement plans of actionc.Identify the resources available to themd.List all realistic choices they can makee.All of the above