MANAGING CHANGE
THEORIES
LEADERSHIP
COMMUNICATION
DISCIPLINE
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Percent of an organization's staff that need to be convinced of making a change

What is 80%

100

Most essential function of management

What is planning

100

Belief that leaders are born with leadership traits

What is Trait Approach

100

3 types of communication

Verbal, non-verbal, written

100

Disciplinary stage that is considered coaching

What is a Verbal warning

200

Description of high touch organization culture

What is hands-on interactions and relationships

200

Theory where making a decision depends on the situation

What is Contingency Theory

200

Type of skills top management mostly use

What are conceptual skills

200

2 things that specifically influence verbal communication

What are pitch, volume, speed, clarity, accent

200

2 situations that could result in immediate termination

stealing, physical contact, alcohol/drug use, destruction of property, firearms

300

Two signs of resistance to change

What are:  missing meetings, absenteeism, poor work performance, gossip, sarcasm, criticism, non-verbal cues


300

Theory that believes people are only motivated by incentives

What is classical theory

300

Belief that leadership skills can be learned

What is skills approach

300

2 things that specifically influence non-verbal communication

What are facial expressions, gestures, posture, proxemics, eye contact, touching, appearance

300

4 stages of discipline

verbal, written, suspension, termination

400

4 stages of change

What are 1. shock/denial; 2. fear, anger; 3. acceptance; 4. commitment

400

Theory that recognizes events are rarely controlled

What is Chaos Theory

400

3 of the 5 major leadership traits

What is intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity, and sociability

400

Definition of decoding a message

What is deciphering the message that was received

400

Disciplinary step that involves giving time off without pay

What is suspension

500

2 reasons people are resistant to change

lack of understanding, change violates core values, misunderstanding implications, change is not in best interest of organization, Lack of trust, Not sure leadership is serious, change is unfairly selective

500

Type of power based on followers' identification and liking for the leader

What is referent power

500

Description of participative leadership

What is when a manager gets opinions from employees but still makes the final decision

500

Difference between hearing and listening

What is a passive vs active process

500

Definition of probationary period

What is a designated amount of time an employee is given to improve performance