1.A team of office administrators needs to purchase a new printer…

Question Answered step-by-step 1.A team of office administrators needs to purchase a new printer… 1.A team of office administrators needs to purchase a new printer for their office. They’ve determined what they need to accomplish, done significant research and determined their budget, space, timeline and needs in a printer. They are now discussing several possible printers that fit their needs and budget. Which step of the reflective thinking model does this represent? A.Define the problemB.Generate possible solutionsC.Analyze the problemD.Select the best solution. 2.Mary Beth is the coordinator at a job training program that has 4 faculty members. Each week, Mary Beth meets with the faculty in a staff meeting to review student progress and update one another. Mary Beth emails the group a list of talking points and action items in advance, and uses that to guide the structure of each meeting. Which pre-meeting strategy is being demonstrated? A.Clarify rolesB.Manage conflictC.Create agendaD.Careful planning 3.A group of 5 co-workers are working to organize the annual employee picnic for employees and their families. Throughout the group’s discussions, Gary continually brings up his favorite baseball team. He loves talking about the most recent game and his favorite players, even when group members try to steer the discussion back to planning the picnic. What group role is Gary demonstrating with this behavior? A.GatekeeperB.Information giverC.DistractorD.Harmonizer 4.Gary sings with a small community barbershop chorus who performs at retirement homes and senior centers. One of the founding members of the group wants to stay in charge of every aspect of the group, but some other members want to take control. Group members aren’t sure who is in charge. What challenge is this group facing? A.Lack of resources and supportB.Power strugglesC.Interpersonal challengesD.Naysayers 5.Gary sings with a small community barbershop chorus who performs at retirement homes and senior centers. One of the founding members of the group wants to stay in charge of every aspect of the group, but some other members want to take control. Group members aren’t sure who is in charge. What challenge is this group facing? A.Lack of resources and supportB.Power strugglesC.Interpersonal challengesD.Naysayers 6.Tristan sent an email after his work team met with the key points, assignments and deadlines from their meeting. Which practice for effective group meetings is Tristan demonstrating? A.Stay focusedB.Follow upC.Pause and summarizeD.Come prepared 7.A couple members of your team at work are shy and reserved. They tend to not talk a lot during meetings, especially because some other team members are very vocal and outgoing. You decide to ask the quieter team members to prepare some comments in advance to present at the beginning of the next meeting so their opinions and ideas and be fully heard. Which strategy for effective participation in small group discussion are you demonstrating? A.Keep on trackB.Commit to the group’s goalsC.Avoid interpersonal conflictD.Encourage full participation 8.Joey wants to learn about bird watching and joined his city’s birding club to meet other birders, learn from them and attend seminars about regional species. What type of group is this for Joey? A.Activity GroupB.Learning GroupC.Problem-Solving GroupD.Personal Growth Group 9.Steffany feels supported and connected to the other members in her support group for parents of premature babies. Her experience with a premature child has been powerful in her outlook on life, and being part of the group has helped her process her experience and relate to others who have had a similar experience. Which characteristic of small groups does this represent? A.Shared IdentityB.Shared GoalsC.InterdependenceD.Size 10.At his advertising agency, Ivan was selected by his boss to take the lead on a new account, including overseeing 3 junior employees. What type of leader is? A.Designated leaderB.FlexibilityC.Implied leaderD.Emergent leader 10.Gaytari enjoys attending her monthly book club because each member brings a different perspective and opinion about the month’s book. She always leaves her book club discussion with new insights and ideas. What benefit of small groups does this demonstrate? A.SynergyB.Shared ResourcesC.Exposure to new ideasD.Shared decision-making 11.You’ve been working with a group in your World Religions class to research Hinduism. You and your group members have decided that one group member, Natalia, will present your project to your entire class. What kind of presentation is this? A.Questions and Answer SessionB.Individual reportC.SymposiumD.Panel Discussion History US History HUC 106 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)