Instructions.Prior to reading the chapters in Lead:How Effective Leaders Get Things Done, respond "true" or "false to the questions in Column 1 of Worksheet 14A.Then read the chapters and mark the book answer in Column 2.In Column 3, summarize information from the book to justify your book answer.

14A. Ch 19-20,Discipline, Miscellaneous

191.

Good managers are very patient when dealing with millennials' attendance issues.

192.

On average, younger employees quit a company more frequently than older employees.

193.

Good managers accept low performance form employees with good attitudes.

194.

Effective leaders focus more on mission than on discipline.

195.

Hiring disciplined employees is more effective than creating good disciplinary policies.

196.

Effective leaders work extensively to help older, nonproductive employees get better.

197.

Economic down-cycles are effective means for improving employee discipline.

198.

When it is hard to find replacements, it is more effective to retain marginal producers.

199.

Termination often comes as a disguised blessing for non-producers.

200.

If you are not going to terminate marginal employees, it is best to learn to tolerate them.

201.

If you have an otherwise good boss who just never seems to be completely satisfied with your work, it would be a good practice to just quit worrying about it.

202.

If, as a new manager, you inherited a long-term, nonproductive employee, it would likely be best to just accept the situation as is.

203.

No matter how well designed, policies are NOT very effective for curing organizational problems.

204.

All bosses have some flaws that they are not likely to change.

205.

Lengthy tenures do not earn employees the right to do what they want to do.

206.

Effective leaders invest heavily in marginal departments in efforts to improve them.

207.

Well-written policies are very effective for improving behavioral problems.

208.

When staff disagrees with upper management, it is best to strongly advocate for staff.

209.

If you have a really bad boss, it is good practice to report these weaknesses to the CEO.

210.

I'm happy to be finished with the course, and I learned a lot.