Clarifying Roles Consulting Taking Risks for Change External Monitoring Recognizing Short$-$Term Planning Monitoring Operations Supporting Empowering Encouraging Innovative Thinking

Match each of the options above to the items below.

Leslie is reading a report from consultants in Africa detailing the threats and opportunities of expanding the business into that region.

No answer

Jason is trying a new method for managing maintenance on the machinery in his area. If this new method works it will save time and money, but if it doesn$$t work he will probably be fired.

No answer

Rayan meets monthly with her subordinates to ask for ideas to improve the work, relationships, communication, or other aspects of the department.

No answer

Zachary makes a habit of sending short, handwritten personal notes to his workers when they do a particularly good job or make important contributions to the department.

No answer

Ricky meets with workers who will be affected by a given decision before making that decision in order to gain their input on the issue.

No answer

Lane meets with new hires to explain their tasks and roles in the department. During this meeting they also discuss goals and performance expectations.

No answer

Mackenzie is recognized for her skills in designating duties and responsibilities to subordinates who are skilled enough to handle them.

No answer

Michelle coordinates staffing for her department, which runs $24$ hours a day, $365$ days a year. She assigns schedules on a monthly basis and tries to balance the needs of the company with employee shift requests.

No answer

Pablo evaluates the performance of each individual in his unit and of the unit as a whole. He checks both the timely progress and the quality of the work performed.

No answer

Megan has an open door policy. She is willing to listen and help her workers with both task related and personal problems. She is known to be both sympathetic and encouraging.