What Is Management?
What may a cadet manager be entrusted with?
Access codes.
Which level within an organization should management occur?
All levels of an organization
Which management skills helps a manager get to the root of a problem?
Conceptual Skills.
As a cadet manager you want to be known as someone who can be trusted to keep ___.
Confidences.
Which heading does the "negotiator" managerial role fall?
Decisional.
What managerial role distributes needed information to organization members?
Disseminator.
Which of the following is the Golden Rule?
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
What are the moral principles that govern right and wrong conduct?
Ethics.
Management is something people have to learn because it involves working directly with others. True or False?
False.
Political skills refer to a manager's association with the red (republican) states or blue (democratic) states. True or False?
False.
Which level of management is responsible for day-to-day operations?
First-line Managers.
Which level of management typically has the most contact with operatives?
First-line Managers.
What term is used for an attribute or factor that increases the effectiveness of a thing or group?
Force Multiplier.
What is the first step for cadet managers?
Identifying what is needed.
Which heading does the "spokesperson" managerial role fall?
Informational.
Which heading does the "leader" managerial role fall?
Interpersonal.
What happens when a manager gets the knack of doing something that doesn't come naturally?
It empowers people to work for him or her.
What managerial role communicates with people inside and outside the organization to keep things running smoothly?
Liaison.
Which of the following is a manger's responsibility in a cadet unit?
Making sure that learning is always taking place.
Which of the following is true about management?
Management involves activities that unfold over time.
___ are the people who carry out responsibilities associated with management.
Managers.
Which level of management has lines of communication both up and down within the organization?
Middle Managers.
Mark Twain wrote, "Work consists of whatever a body is ___ to do."
Obliged.
What is a cadet manager provided when teachers and cadet officers trust them to do the right thing?
Privileges.
What managerial role makes decisions regarding budget, number of workers, and needed supplies?
Resource Allocator.
With privilege comes ___.
Responsibility.
Management is not about just getting things done, but getting the _____ things done.
Right
How can you help a cadet that has shared a confidential information with you?
Say only what you need to say without saying too much.
What management skill is needed ti help managers understand the activities they manage?
Technical Skills.
What should you remember when having candid conversations with cadets about performance or discipline?
The conversation should not leave the room.
Which level of management sets goals and policies that affect everyone within the organization?
Top Managers.
A company for which technology is central to the mission may have someone called a chief technology officer. True or False?
True.
Some actions are legal but not really ethical. True or False?
True.
