Strategic Planning and Leadership Advantages

According to Lafley and Martin, leaders should prioritize their tasks based on how important they are to the organization.

What economic theory do Lafley and Martin use as a foundation for their time management advice?

The theory of comparative advantage suggests leaders should spend their precious time on activities that nobody else in the organization can do as well as ______.

What did Roger Martin do when he became dean of the Rotman School of Management to implement the theory of comparative advantage?

Match the following individuals to their respective roles:

What is the main takeaway from Lafley and Martin's advice on time management?

What is the potential outcome of leaders working longer hours to achieve results?

The theory of comparative advantage, as applied to time management, suggests that leaders should focus on tasks that are absolutely important for the organization, regardless of their own skills and those of others.

According to Lafley and Martin, what should leaders delegate?

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of delegating tasks for which a leader doesn't have a strong comparative advantage?

Lafley, while CEO of Procter & Gamble, focused on ______ and translating consumer insights into successful products.

According to Lafley and Martin, leaders should always avoid taking on any tasks that can be delegated.

What did Martin, as Dean of Rotman, do to build trust with professors and give them a clearer view of how they could contribute to the school's success?

According to Richardson and Tavangar, traditional strategic planning is sufficient for schools to prepare students for a rapidly changing world.

Which of the following is NOT one of the twelve questions Richardson and Tavangar suggest schools consider in their strategic planning?

Match the disposition suggested by Richardson and Tavangar with its description:

What is the four-word motto Richardson and Tavangar suggest for strategic planning?

According to Supiano's article, professors are reporting that Generation Z students are struggling with reading longer texts and writing college-level essays.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a struggle experienced by Generation Z students in Supiano's article?

Supiano suggests that the ______ movement, kicked off with the Race to the Top legislation in 2002, might be partly responsible for some of the struggles Generation Z students face in college.

Daniel Koretz, a Harvard professor quoted in Supiano's article, believes test-based accountability is entirely responsible for the struggles experienced by Generation Z students in college.

What was the initial intent of the Race to the Top legislation?

Supiano's article concludes that the K-12 accountability movement is solely to blame for Generation Z students' struggles in college.

What impact did digital reading have on reading comprehension among elementary and middle-school students?

The researchers found that digital reading is more effective than print reading throughout a person's lifetime.

What is the primary concern regarding the 'shallowing hypothesis' in relation to digital reading?

Leisure digital reading habits do not pay off as much as traditional __________ reading.

Match the success factors of virtual tutoring with their descriptions:

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a success factor for virtual tutoring?

Regular attendance is less challenging in virtual tutoring compared to in-person tutoring.

What toolkit is provided for dealing with controversial issues in K-12 schools?

The __________ analysis conducted by Altamura, Vargas, and Salmerón revealed the impact of digital reading on comprehension.

According to the findings, which group showed a positive impact from digital reading?

What type of vocabulary is described as specific to mathematics?

All students find math word problems easy to solve.

What is the name of the model created by Hagge and Appova to classify vocabulary in math problems?

An example of a nontechnical word in a math word problem is __________.

Match the vocabulary type to its definition:

Which of the following best describes the professor's teaching style as mentioned in the content?

Technical vocabulary is the least important when solving math word problems.

What does the history professor at UCLA believe students want?

The professors recommend previewing the language in the problem to identify __________ vocabulary.

What is often overlooked when teaching math vocabulary?

Civic education is highly emphasized in today's education system according to the UCLA professor.

What did Hagge and Appova find about teachers' advice regarding math vocabulary?

Match the grade levels to the corresponding example word problem:

Hagge and Appova suggest that __________ can hinder understanding of math word problems.

What is one unintended consequence of the focus on state tests in education?

Leisure reading time has no effect on reading proficiency.

What significant event contributed to a setback in student achievement by an average of almost half a year?

The characteristics of Generation Z include being hyper-focused on _____ and emotionally acute.

Match the characteristics of Generation Z with their descriptions:

Which of the following is mentioned as a challenge contributing to academic performance issues?

Generation Z students prefer lectures over personal storytelling by instructors.

What psychological effect is noted for Gen Z students due to their immersion in social media?

The _____ Effect refers to the widening gaps in achievement based on students' initial advantages.

What type of writing assignments have become prevalent in schools as a response to state and AP exams?

According to the content, Gen Z students do a lot of reading outside of class.

How can teachers better engage Gen Z students according to the suggested strategies?

The _____ Standards focused on close reading and textual evidence.

Which of the following is a reported factor in the decline of academic performance?

The educational focus on high-stakes testing has led to an increase in holistic writing approaches.