Making Decisions at Work Answers

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When making decisions, it is important to remember that ______.

A
No one ever makes good choices
B
No choice is perfect
C
Choices are set in stone
D
Confidence makes you seem arrogant
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Using the entire decision making process may be unnecessary when _____.

A
There are many factors to take into account
B
Decisions are small and inconsequential
C
The path to action is not clear
D
Many alternative decisions are in competition
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A positive or negative outcome of a decision or action can be called a _____.

A
Boon
B
Consequence
C
Tragedy
D
Advantage
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What is one course of action available in every decision making process?

A
Respond in a way which will have only positive consequences
B
Respond in a way which will have no negative consequences
C
Choose to do nothing about the issue
D
None of the above
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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 first
B
He should water the horses first
C
There is no way to evaluate the decision
D
Franklin could choose either task first
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After making a decision, you still have to _____.

A
Celebrate your effectiveness
B
List your available resources
C
Implement a plan of action
D
Discuss your possible outcomes
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If you put off making a decision or performing a task, you are _______.

A
Weighting
B
Prioritizing
C
Analyzing
D
Procrastinating
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Effective decision makers are able to ______.

A
Predict most or all consequences of actions
B
Implement plans of action
C
Identify the resources available to them
D
List all realistic choices they can make
E
All of the above
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Making decisions can be complicated if the decision makers ______.

A
Are overly affected by initial information
B
Have one good choice and one bad choice
C
Understand the consequences of their choices
D
None of the above
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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

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