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What is the key issue regarding managers in organizations?
What is the key issue regarding managers in organizations?
- How to fire bad managers
- How to find good managers (correct)
- Whether managers are needed
- How to train managers
What is Project Oxygen?
What is Project Oxygen?
- A program for training engineers
- A coaching program for managers (correct)
- A program for measuring employee satisfaction
- A program for hiring engineers
What did Google do to ensure the success of Project Oxygen?
What did Google do to ensure the success of Project Oxygen?
- They fired all their bad managers
- They used the findings in practical, measurable ways (correct)
- They eliminated the need for managers
- They invested a lot of money in it
What is the relationship between leadership and management?
What is the relationship between leadership and management?
What is the importance of good management according to the text?
What is the importance of good management according to the text?
What did Lincoln do to compensate for his weaknesses as a leader?
What did Lincoln do to compensate for his weaknesses as a leader?
What was the result of Google's experiment of getting rid of all managers in 2002?
What was the result of Google's experiment of getting rid of all managers in 2002?
What did Google's Project Oxygen set out to do?
What did Google's Project Oxygen set out to do?
What is one of the key qualities of a good manager according to Google's findings?
What is one of the key qualities of a good manager according to Google's findings?
Has it been common for police agencies to bring in top leaders from other industries to lead an agency?
Has it been common for police agencies to bring in top leaders from other industries to lead an agency?
What is the importance of admitting mistakes in management?
What is the importance of admitting mistakes in management?
What is the author's opinion on the importance of competence in management?
What is the author's opinion on the importance of competence in management?
What is the author's opinion on the implementation of healthcare reform?
What is the author's opinion on the implementation of healthcare reform?
What is the importance of setting realistic expectations in management according to the text?
What is the importance of setting realistic expectations in management according to the text?
What is the essence of creative and enlightened management?
What is the essence of creative and enlightened management?
What does the Los Angeles Times article suggest about leadership and management?
What does the Los Angeles Times article suggest about leadership and management?
What is the importance of competence to employees, peers, and the community according to the text?
What is the importance of competence to employees, peers, and the community according to the text?
What should police agencies do to develop good managers who can also become great leaders?
What should police agencies do to develop good managers who can also become great leaders?
What is the main message of Morgen Witzel's book 'Managing for Success: Spotting Danger Signals—And Fixing Problems Before They Happen'?
What is the main message of Morgen Witzel's book 'Managing for Success: Spotting Danger Signals—And Fixing Problems Before They Happen'?
What is the relationship between leadership, competence, and integrity?
What is the relationship between leadership, competence, and integrity?
What is the consequence of denying a company's weaknesses and flaws?
What is the consequence of denying a company's weaknesses and flaws?
What is the importance of mentoring and training in public safety organizations?
What is the importance of mentoring and training in public safety organizations?
What is the benefit of rotating individuals through commands in the military's leadership program?
What is the benefit of rotating individuals through commands in the military's leadership program?
What is the difference between a great manager and a great leader?
What is the difference between a great manager and a great leader?
What is the example used to show that a talented outsider can come into a company outside their field and do well by using universal leadership and management skills?
What is the example used to show that a talented outsider can come into a company outside their field and do well by using universal leadership and management skills?
Why may it not be easy to accomplish an outsider coming into a paramilitary organization such as police departments?
Why may it not be easy to accomplish an outsider coming into a paramilitary organization such as police departments?
Leadership and management are often perceived as enemies on the battlefield.
Leadership and management are often perceived as enemies on the battlefield.
Good leaders understand that good management is not essential to competency.
Good leaders understand that good management is not essential to competency.
Lincoln surrounded himself with a team that could compensate for his weaknesses.
Lincoln surrounded himself with a team that could compensate for his weaknesses.
Good managers are just as critical to the well-being of any workplace as a visionary leader.
Good managers are just as critical to the well-being of any workplace as a visionary leader.
Business failures are often caused by one bad leader making a few bad decisions.
Business failures are often caused by one bad leader making a few bad decisions.
Managers should focus solely on fixing problems as they arise.
Managers should focus solely on fixing problems as they arise.
A broken organizational culture can have long-term effects on a company.
A broken organizational culture can have long-term effects on a company.
Competence and passion/vision are mutually exclusive qualities in a great leader.
Competence and passion/vision are mutually exclusive qualities in a great leader.
Government agencies are only affected financially when projects are botched.
Government agencies are only affected financially when projects are botched.
The Trump administration has not admitted to any mistakes during their time in office.
The Trump administration has not admitted to any mistakes during their time in office.
Blunting criticism and moving forward requires admitting mistakes and developing a plan of action to fix them.
Blunting criticism and moving forward requires admitting mistakes and developing a plan of action to fix them.
Google's Project Oxygen was focused on finding out what makes a good manager and how to ensure all teams have good managers.
Google's Project Oxygen was focused on finding out what makes a good manager and how to ensure all teams have good managers.
Google's Project Oxygen found that technical skills were the most important factor in being a good manager.
Google's Project Oxygen found that technical skills were the most important factor in being a good manager.
Google invested significant resources and time into implementing the findings of Project Oxygen in practical and measurable ways.
Google invested significant resources and time into implementing the findings of Project Oxygen in practical and measurable ways.
Is it common for police agencies to bring in top leaders from other industries to lead an agency?
Is it common for police agencies to bring in top leaders from other industries to lead an agency?
According to Google's Project Oxygen, managers don't matter.
According to Google's Project Oxygen, managers don't matter.
Google's Project Oxygen analyzed more than 10,000 observations about managers.
Google's Project Oxygen analyzed more than 10,000 observations about managers.
One of the key qualities of a good manager according to Google's findings is being a good coach.
One of the key qualities of a good manager according to Google's findings is being a good coach.
True or false: The military's leadership program keeps individuals in the same job indefinitely if they are good at it.
True or false: The military's leadership program keeps individuals in the same job indefinitely if they are good at it.
True or false: The article described the differences between leaders and managers as stark, while the author sees them as more subtle.
True or false: The article described the differences between leaders and managers as stark, while the author sees them as more subtle.
True or false: Alan Mullally, the ex-CEO of Ford, had extensive experience in the car business before becoming CEO.
True or false: Alan Mullally, the ex-CEO of Ford, had extensive experience in the car business before becoming CEO.
True or false: Police departments typically promote managers and chief executives from outside their agencies.
True or false: Police departments typically promote managers and chief executives from outside their agencies.
Steve Jobs was not interested in the details of Apple's products
Steve Jobs was not interested in the details of Apple's products
Public safety leaders have more leeway in hiring talent than private industry CEOs
Public safety leaders have more leeway in hiring talent than private industry CEOs
Having vision and creativity is not consistent with being a great manager
Having vision and creativity is not consistent with being a great manager
Police agencies should not seek to develop good managers who can also become great leaders
Police agencies should not seek to develop good managers who can also become great leaders
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