In-Basket

Question 1

IN-BASKET EXERCISE (1)

Answer 1

PRIMARY DIMENSIONS:	
•	Initiative
•	Planning and Organization
•	Delegation
•	Management Control
•	Problem Analysis
•	Decisiveness
•	Development of Subordinates
•	Organizational Sensitivity

SECONDARY DIMENSIONS	
•	Energy
•	Stress Tolerance
•	Leadership
•	Sensitivity
•	Risk Taking
•	Independence

• READ THE INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY!
• Make it REAL (put faces to the participants in the exercise)
• Write reminders (write KSA Areas, PACTSFID, and Action Arrows)
• Review every item first (HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW)
• ORGANIZE, PRIORITIZE, DELEGATE AND FOLLOW-UP
• Re-Focus frequently
• USE WORDS LINKING THE KSAs to what your speaking about
• Present yourself POSITIVELY
• Use the Calendar
• Review again for KSA links
• Go beyond basics (look for secondary issues to show expanded thinking)

Question 2

IN-BASKET EXERCISE (2)

Answer 2

• SCHEDULE A STAFF MEETING EARLY UPON YOUR RETURN
• Follow-up on ALL delegated items (ONE ITEM PER EMPLOYEE)
• Delegation provides opportunity to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of staff
• Remember to NOTIFY UP THE CHAIN
• IDENTIFY RESOURCES / OPTIONS / ALTERNATIVES
• Every delegated item should be given a DUE DATE
• Memorialize with an email
• Send a personal note
• Suspense this in my outlook calendar
• NAF NOTIFICATION, ACTION, FOLLOW-UP

PACTSFID: Problem Analysis, Controls, Training, Solutions, Follow-up, Inform, Document
IRAC: Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion
SARA: Scan, Analyze, Respond, Assess