Personal/Organizational Leader chapter 17 sb
Click and drag on elements in order Arrange the steps of John Kotter's model for leading change in the correct order of occurrence. (Place the first step at the top.)
1. Establishing a sense of urgency 2. Creating the guiding coalition 3. Developing a vision and strategy 4. Communicating the change vision 5. Empowering broad-based action
Identify the rules that leaders should follow while managing change their organizations. (Select all that apply.)
Acknowledge the contributions of people and reward them Let people know the facts on why change needs to be implemented Wait patiently for results
Identify the helpful concept in leading change highlighted by Simon Sinek in his book Start with Why.
Diffusion of innovation curve
True or false: According to Simon Sinek, the percentage of innovators are higher than the percentage of early adopters.
False
True or false: Many women who do not work for wages have lesser stress in their lives than those who do.
False
True or false: Some industries are immune to the challenge of change.
False
According to George Burns, what is a better predictor of an individual's whole life?
Family satisfaction
True or false: Successful individuals need not necessarily have to create role clarity for themselves while dealing with change.
false
One of the major medical causes of karoshi deaths is ______.
heart attack
According to researchers from Cornell Medical College, employees performing the most stressful jobs suffer three times the usual incidence of ______.
high blood pressure
Top level managers remain ______ in terms of organizational response to change.
isolated
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, the Association of Schools for Public health, and experts from the American Psychological Association, labor, and industry agreed upon a blueprint to ______.
safeguard the health of American employees
Benjamin Franklin's wise use of time shows how ______ is an important characteristic of a hardy personality.
sense of control
In a follow-up study to the "executive monkey" study, Jay Weiss showed that ______.
timely behavioral feedback helps the executive animals to cope with responsibility and avoid ulcers
Midcareer coasters are among the common types of burnout victims who ______.
used to be high performers and seem to have lost their enthusiasm
According to the Center for Work and Family at Boston University, ______ are the fastest-growing workforce segment in the United States.
women with young children
Identify the causes of occupational stress that comes from overload. (Select all that apply.)
Frustration Conflict High work pressure
Identify the rules that employees should follow in order to be successful in dealing with change. (Select all that apply.)
Make customers their first priority Contribute more than they cost
Which of the following curves describes people's response to change?
Attitude curve
Which of the following personality characteristics is more prominent in stress-resistant people?
Balanced perspective
How should other people help an employee deal with change at the attitude trough phase of the attitude curve?
By modeling and encouraging positive actions
Identify a myth in dealing with change.
Change is temporary and it will go away.
Match the processes of creating major change in an organization (in the left column) with their descriptions (in the right column). Instructions
Establishing a sense of urgency matches Choice, It involves examining the market and competitive realities. It involves examining the market and competitive realities. Creating the guiding coalition matches Choice, It involves putting together a group and getting them to work together like a team. It involves putting together a group and getting them to work together like a team. Communicating the change vision matches Choice, It involves having the guiding coalition role-model the expected employee behavior. It involves having the guiding coalition role-model the expected employee behavior. Empowering broad-based action matches Choice, It involves encouraging risk taking and nontraditional ideas, actions, and activities. It involves encouraging risk taking and nontraditional ideas, actions, and activities.
Which of the following rules should leaders follow while managing change in organizations? (Select all that apply.)
Have a good reason to make a change Select a person trusted by all to coordinate change Implement change thoughtfully Explain to people how the change will affect them
Identify a true statement about corporate restructuring.
It results in uncertain, worry, and stress for most people.
What tends to be contagious and motivating for employees?
Leaders' personal commitment toward goals
Match the organizational changes that lead to stress (in the left column) with their solutions (in the right column). Instructions
Less supervision matches Choice, Develop responsibilities and objectives Develop responsibilities and objectives Team culture matches Choice, Be prepared and accept empowerment Be prepared and accept empowerment Focus on quality matches Choice, Identify ways to improve your work Identify ways to improve your work
Newsletters and screening sessions are parts of ______.
Level I wellness programs
Identify the patterns of work behavior that lead to the fatal karoshi syndrome as identified by Japan's institute of Public Health. (Select all that apply.)
Long work hours Stressful work without relief Work without breaks or holidays Work at night
What are the reasons for aggravating employee problems as identified by former Levi Strauss chairman Robert Haas? (Select all that apply.)
Long working hours Dual careers Stressful jobs
Identify a long-term solution to deal with burnout.
Making lifestyle changes
Match the major types of change in a workplace (in the left column) with their features (in the right column).
Structure matches Choice, It includes mergers, acquisitions, right-sizing, and reengineering activities. It includes mergers, acquisitions, right-sizing, and reengineering activities. Task matches Choice, It is driven by customer needs, productivity improvement, and quality initiatives. It is driven by customer needs, productivity improvement, and quality initiatives. Technology matches Choice, It affects industries, trades, and professions of all kinds. It affects industries, trades, and professions of all kinds. People matches Choice, It includes changes within a person's knowledge, attitude, and skills. It includes changes within a person's knowledge, attitude, and skills.
Match the various types of burnout victims (in the left column) to the respective descriptions (in the right column).
Superpeople matches Choice, Want to do everything themselves Want to do everything themselves Workaholics matches Choice, Want to fulfill unreasonable demands Want to fulfill unreasonable demands Burned-out Samaritans matches Choice, Receive little help in exchange of lot of work Receive little help in exchange of lot of work Mismatched people matches Choice, Dislike whatever work they do Dislike whatever work they do Overstressed students matches Choice, Hold full-time jobs and full course loads Hold full-time jobs and full course loads
Identify the variables that lead to changing relationships in a workplace. (Check all that apply.)
Technology Structure People Tasks
Identify the characteristics of stress-resistant people.
They are relaxed and confident.
Identify a true statement about top leaders in the context of their response to change.
They expect employees to adopt change when it is announced.
What should individuals do to deal with change at the exploration phase of the attitude curve?
They should keep their minds open and acknowledge all possibilities.
Identify the cornerstones of the blueprint passed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, the Association of Schools for Public Health, and experts from the American Psychological Association. (Select all that apply.)
Well-designed jobs Education of employees about the signs, causes, effects, and control of work-related psychological disorders Better mental health service delivery for employees
A caring leader sees a life of engagement and meaning as ______.
a personal commitment to accomplish his or her goal
To keep himself on track, an individual with a sense of control would start each morning thinking ______.
about the good things he would do that day
Employees can deal with stress during mergers and acquisitions of firms by _____.
knowing more about the other company
In the context of burnout, a spiritually fatigued individual ______.
loses interest in his or her life
For most employees, organizational restructuring is the cause of ______.
low standard of living
Level III wellness programs facilitate people to ______.
maintain healthy lifestyles and behavior
Employees give their best when ______.
mental and physical arousals are moderate
If someone advices you to "take pleasure from the little things in life," he is referring to the ______ of a hardy personality.
positive attitude
Assembly-line hysteria, a stress-related disorder among assembly-line workers, is a(n) ______ illness.
psychological
Employees should avoid the state of ______ in dealing with changes in organizations.
resistance
With reference to job stress interventions, treatment of post-traumatic stress syndrome is an example of ______.
tertiary prevention
According to the "executive monkey" study conducted by Joseph Brady in 1958, ______.
the burden of responsibility leads to the high stress level causing death
Workers at the lowest organizational level are the most stressed because ______.
they do not have much control over their work situations
With reference to job stress interventions, which of the following approaches seeks to treat illness at its early stage?
Secondary prevention
Which of the following is a short-term action that can be used to deal with burnout?
Setting priorities
What are the things one should do to have a positive attitude? (Select all that apply.)
Surround oneself with individuals who give happiness Make one's workplace and living place satisfying Indulge in activities that provide peace of mind
Identify the practices that help leaders prevent burnout in the workplace. (Check all that apply.)
They should allow employees to work in a manner that will result in personal satisfaction. They should involve people in decisions affecting them. They should foster teamwork through personal involvement. They should have career development policies for people in their organizations.
Identify the practices that leaders should follow to prevent burnout in organizations. (Check all that apply.)
They should assist employees in stressful situations. They should clarify the organization's mission, goals, and values to their employees. They should clarify what is expected from employees They should facilitate a healthy work environment.
When does the state of overload occur in an employee?
When an employee cannot perform all the work
