Chapter 9 Flashcards
What part of managing time is possible? Self control Self management Nothing Scheduling
Self control
With Category II weekly organizing, what is prioritized?
Meetings
Your goals
Your roles
Activities
Activities
When are we able to greatly enhance creativity, happiness, and vitality in all aspects of our personal and professional lives?
When we follow our timeline
When we take a time-out to explore leisure activities
When we write down our goals
By accomplishing our tasks at hand
When we take a time-out to explore leisure activities
What does every decision or action demand in every leader’s job?
Due consideration of the time dimensions
Assess today and tomorrow
Harmonizing today and tomorrow
Purpose
Due consideration of the time dimensions
Which may be counterproductive?
Idle time of equipment
Wasted time of highly paid and able police employee
Jamming more work effort into time than it will
comfortably hold
All of the above
Jamming more work effort into time than it will
comfortably hold
What was one of Albert Einstein’s brilliant contributions to modern physics?
Linear time is subjective
Linear time is constant
Linear time is not relative
Linear time is superficial
Linear time is superficial
According to Lao Tzu, when can group members see more clearly what is essential in themselves and others?
When they allow for silent reflection
When they digest what happened
When they have time to reflect
When they let the senses rest and grow still
When they have time to reflect
What does our perception of time depend on?
Our situation
Our mood
Our self control
Time management
Our situation
How do you begin scheduling?
Divide up the goals by day and assign each goal a priority
Divide up the goals by the week and assign each goal a priority
Divide up the goals for the month and assign each goal a priority
Divide up the goals for the next 3 - 5 days and assign each goal a priority
Divide up the goals by day and assign each goal a priority
According to Eastern philosophy and Western science, how do you change the experience of your body and your world?
Change your perception paradigm
Have a purpose-driven life
Follow your schedule
All of the above
Change your perception paradigm
According to Eastern philosophy and Western science, what is a reflection of how we perceive change?
Subjective time
Linear time
Actual time
Situational time
Linear time
What must leaders learn? Lesson of leisure time How to relax How to be patient Time management
Lesson of leisure time
What does Category II deal with? Trust-building Physical exercise Long-range planning All of the above
All of the above
“It deals with things that do not require a response but are critical, such as trust-building, enhancing candid communications, long-range planning, physical exercise, preparation, and renewal. These are high-leverage, capacity-expansion activities.”
Some of the most valuable work done in the world has been done at “_______” and has never earned a salary.
Goofing off
Leisure
Idle time
All of the above
Leisure
What is our most perishable resource? Ourself Our perception Reflection Time
Time
With Category II weekly organizing, what is adjusted in a systematic way?
Emerging circumstances
Experiences
Relationships
All of the above
All of the above
Why is the time dimension inherent in supervision?
Supervisors are concerned with decisions for action
It influences decisions for progress
The supervisor’s time dimension entails the future
All of the above
All of the above
What do you need to prevent the vast amount of data that comes your way each day from probably whizzing right by you?
Positivity
Frame of reference
Time management
Recognition
Frame of reference
The measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues is the definition of ______.
Time management
Time
Purpose
Time dimension
Time
Which generation of time management is epitomized by calendars and appointment books? First Second Third Fourth
Third
Which generation of time management seeks preserving and enhancing relationships and getting results through teamwork? First Second Third Fourth
Fourth
Which generation is the most prevalent form of time management? First Second Third Fourth
First
How do they(Category II) manage their life effectively?
From a center of sound principles
From a knowledge of their overall mission
Within the framework of maintaining a balance between increasing their actual production and increasing their capability for producing
All of the above
All of the above
What does the threefold time dimension consist of?
Reflection, action, and purpose
Decisions, purpose, and risk
Reflection, action, and tomorrow
Reflection, action, and progress
Reflection, action, and tomorrow
“a time for reflection, a time for action, and a time for tomorrow.”
Time management is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Self control Impossible The most important asset Self management
Self management
What is the first step in Step 2 of becoming a Category II supervisor?
Write down your strengths
Record your main roles
Schedule time to achieve your goals
Set your goals
Record your main roles
What can you control if you choose to?
Time
Reflections
Yourself
Priorities
Yourself
What is the basis of highly productive police leaders? Time Productivity Time management Self control
Time management
Which decisions-making produces significantly better results? Shared or participative Fast Slow All of the above
Shared or participative
How do we become a more effective person?
By managing our time
By making good choices
By understanding the need to have a purpose-driven life
All of the above
By managing our time
When scheduling, how far in advance should you look?
The next day
The next 3 - 5 days
The week ahead
The month ahead
The week ahead
What does the third generation focus on?
Managing time
Notes and checklists
Scheduling
The values toward which time and energy are allocated
The values toward which time and energy are allocated
Whose goal is it to manage their life effectively? Category I Category II Category III Category IV
Category II
What are all police leaders in desperate need of? More time Less time Time outs Productivity
Time outs
What happens to time if you’re exhilarated?
Stands still
Flies
Runs out
Hangs heavy
Flies
Which people lead basically irresponsible lives? Category I Category II Category III Category IV
Category IV
When do we often encounter the opportunity to accomplish what is truly meaningful and purposeful in our lives?
While relaxing
During our active personal time
In our leisure time
All of the above
All of the above
According to Lao Tzu, what overloads the senses?
Too much noise
Too many distractions
Too much silent reflection
Not paying attention to the whole body’s reaction to a
situation
Too much noise
Eastern philosophy and Western science together inform us that the world you live in, including the experience of your body, is dictated by what?
How you learned to perceive it
Your core sense of self
Your self control
Your time management
How you learned to perceive it
Which category confronts crisis, only the issues are relatively unimportant in terms of their mission? Category I Category II Category III Category IV
Category III
If a worker is managed by time, what happens?
Unprepared to complete his or her tasks
Misses deadlines
Is late for work
All of the above
All of the above
Which category of time management is both fast and critical? Category I Category II Category III Category IV
Category I
Who are frequently task driven and aggressive?
Organized supervisors
Those who lead irresponsible lives
Habitual crisis people
Those who are burned out
Habitual crisis people
What have we been programmed to believe?
Fatigue is a sign of courage
Feeling exhausted makes us a hero
Feeling beat-up makes us a hero
All of the above
All of the above
What impedes empowerment?
Slow decisions
Delegated decisions
No decisions
Fast decisions
Fast decisions
What is leisure time? Passive time Time out Passive, non-directed time “Goofing off” time
Time out
“Leisure time - taking time out - is a period of active personal, fun, restful time. It is a time to relax, recreate, and recharge one’s batteries.”
Which category is the crux on managing ourselves? Category I Category II Category III Category IV
Category II
With Category II weekly organizing, what does daily action become?
A routine
More of a response to daily adaptations
Chaotic
A way to tackle crisis
More of a response to daily adaptations
What is a vital signature strength? Self control Self management Promptness Scheduling
Self control
Which decisions are usually better?
Fast decisions are better than slow decisions
Slow decisions are better than fast decisions
Shared decisions are better than participative decisions
Quick decisions are better than slow decisions
Slow decisions are better than fast decisions
How do we gain control of time and events?
By keeping a schedule
By watching the clock and staying on time
By understanding how they relate to a purpose-driven life
By managing our time wisely
By understanding how they relate to a purpose-driven life
Which generation of time management recognizes the varying demands made on our time? First Second Third Fourth
Fourth
The initial time for Category II must come from where? Category I and II Category II and IV Category III and IV Category IV and I
Category III and IV
What is the greatest of all birth gifts? Time Self control Choice Purpose
Choice
How must you approach time management?
Use self control
Make a schedule
Being effective
Involve the total you
Involve the total you
In leisure time, what is free of tyranny of immediate necessity, and we are able to think and act outside of the grit and grind of our routine obligations?
Our minds and emotions
Our self control
Time management
None of the above
Our minds and emotions
What is most commonly cited as a time waster? E-mail/text messaging Internet Drop-in visitors Lack of self discipline
E-mail/text messaging
- e-mail/text messaging
- internet
- telephone interruptions
- drop-in visitors
- meeting
- crises
- lack of objectives
- ineffective delegation of responsibilities and too much involvement in routines and details
- too much work attempted at once and unrealistic time estimates
- lack of self-discipline
What is our constant in time management?
Subjective time
Our situation
Our core sense of self
Our self control
Our core sense of self
What steps must be completed for Category II organizing?
Produce an individual mission statement and identify your goals
Use weekly scheduling and select your goals
Take action and be flexible
All of the above
All of the above
“Category II organizing requires you to complete five steps
- Produce an individual mission statement
- Identify your roles
- Select your goals
- Use weekly scheduling
- Take action and be flexible”
Whose demands do we meet on duty? Managers Fellow supervisors Community members All of the above
All of the above
When category I people burnout and become exhausted, what category do they retreat to? Category I Category II Category III Category IV
Category IV
What happens when we waste time?
We are discouraged
We are frustrated
We are not good supervisors
Our employees are frustrated
We are frustrated
When will urgent and important activities of Category I shrink in size?
When you focus on your professional and personal life
As you spend more time with prevention and preparation in Category II
When you ignore the problems in Category IV
When you tackle the crises
As you spend more time with prevention and preparation in Category II
