Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
Q
What part of managing time is possible?
Self control
Self management
Nothing
Scheduling
A

Self control

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2
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With Category II weekly organizing, what is prioritized?

Meetings

Your goals

Your roles

Activities

A

Activities

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3
Q

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

A

When we take a time-out to explore leisure activities

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4
Q

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

A

Due consideration of the time dimensions

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5
Q

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

A

Jamming more work effort into time than it will

comfortably hold

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6
Q

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

A

Linear time is superficial

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7
Q

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

A

When they have time to reflect

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8
Q

What does our perception of time depend on?

Our situation

Our mood

Our self control

Time management

A

Our situation

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9
Q

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

A

Divide up the goals by day and assign each goal a priority

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10
Q

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

A

Change your perception paradigm

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11
Q

According to Eastern philosophy and Western science, what is a reflection of how we perceive change?

Subjective time

Linear time

Actual time

Situational time

A

Linear time

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12
Q
What must leaders learn?
Lesson of leisure time
How to relax
How to be patient
Time management
A

Lesson of leisure time

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13
Q
What does Category II deal with?
Trust-building
Physical exercise
Long-range planning
All of the above
A

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.”

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14
Q

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

A

Leisure

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15
Q
What is our most perishable resource?
Ourself
Our perception
Reflection
Time
A

Time

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16
Q

With Category II weekly organizing, what is adjusted in a systematic way?

Emerging circumstances

Experiences

Relationships

All of the above

A

All of the above

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17
Q

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

A

All of the above

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18
Q

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

A

Frame of reference

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19
Q

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

A

Time

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20
Q
Which generation of time management is epitomized by calendars and appointment books?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
A

Third

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21
Q
Which generation of time management seeks preserving and enhancing relationships and getting results through teamwork?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
A

Fourth

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22
Q
Which generation is the most prevalent form of time management?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
A

First

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23
Q

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

A

All of the above

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24
Q

What does the threefold time dimension consist of?

Reflection, action, and purpose

Decisions, purpose, and risk

Reflection, action, and tomorrow

Reflection, action, and progress

A

Reflection, action, and tomorrow

“a time for reflection, a time for action, and a time for tomorrow.”

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25
Q
Time management is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Self control
Impossible
The most important asset
Self management
A

Self management

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26
Q

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

A

Record your main roles

27
Q

What can you control if you choose to?

Time

Reflections

Yourself

Priorities

A

Yourself

28
Q
What is the basis of highly productive police leaders?
Time
Productivity
Time management
Self control
A

Time management

29
Q
Which decisions-making produces significantly better results?
Shared or participative
Fast
Slow
All of the above
A

Shared or participative

30
Q

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

A

By managing our time

31
Q

When scheduling, how far in advance should you look?

The next day

The next 3 - 5 days

The week ahead

The month ahead

A

The week ahead

32
Q

What does the third generation focus on?

Managing time

Notes and checklists

Scheduling

The values toward which time and energy are allocated

A

The values toward which time and energy are allocated

33
Q
Whose goal is it to manage their life effectively?
Category I
Category II
Category III
Category IV
A

Category II

34
Q
What are all police leaders in desperate need of?
More time
Less time
Time outs
Productivity
A

Time outs

35
Q

What happens to time if you’re exhilarated?

Stands still

Flies

Runs out

Hangs heavy

A

Flies

36
Q
Which people lead basically irresponsible lives?
Category I
Category II
Category III
Category IV
A

Category IV

37
Q

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

A

All of the above

38
Q

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

A

Too much noise

39
Q

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

A

How you learned to perceive it

40
Q
Which category confronts crisis, only the issues are relatively unimportant in terms of their mission?
Category I
Category II
Category III
Category IV
A

Category III

41
Q

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

A

All of the above

42
Q
Which category of time management is both fast and critical?
Category I
Category II
Category III
Category IV
A

Category I

43
Q

Who are frequently task driven and aggressive?

Organized supervisors

Those who lead irresponsible lives

Habitual crisis people

Those who are burned out

A

Habitual crisis people

44
Q

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

A

All of the above

45
Q

What impedes empowerment?

Slow decisions

Delegated decisions

No decisions

Fast decisions

A

Fast decisions

46
Q
What is leisure time?
Passive time
Time out
Passive, non-directed time
“Goofing off” time
A

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.”

47
Q
Which category is the crux on managing ourselves?
Category I
Category II
Category III
Category IV
A

Category II

48
Q

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

A

More of a response to daily adaptations

49
Q
What is a vital signature strength?
Self control
Self management
Promptness
Scheduling
A

Self control

50
Q

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

A

Slow decisions are better than fast decisions

51
Q

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

A

By understanding how they relate to a purpose-driven life

52
Q
Which generation of time management recognizes the varying demands made on our time?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
A

Fourth

53
Q
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
A

Category III and IV

54
Q
What is the greatest of all birth gifts?
Time
Self control
Choice
Purpose
A

Choice

55
Q

How must you approach time management?

Use self control

Make a schedule

Being effective

Involve the total you

A

Involve the total you

56
Q

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

A

Our minds and emotions

57
Q
What is most commonly cited as a time waster?
E-mail/text messaging
Internet
Drop-in visitors
Lack of self discipline
A

E-mail/text messaging

  1. e-mail/text messaging
  2. internet
  3. telephone interruptions
  4. drop-in visitors
  5. meeting
  6. crises
  7. lack of objectives
  8. ineffective delegation of responsibilities and too much involvement in routines and details
  9. too much work attempted at once and unrealistic time estimates
  10. lack of self-discipline
58
Q

What is our constant in time management?

Subjective time

Our situation

Our core sense of self

Our self control

A

Our core sense of self

59
Q

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

A

All of the above

“Category II organizing requires you to complete five steps

  1. Produce an individual mission statement
  2. Identify your roles
  3. Select your goals
  4. Use weekly scheduling
  5. Take action and be flexible”
60
Q
Whose demands do we meet on duty?
Managers
Fellow supervisors
Community members
All of the above
A

All of the above

61
Q
When category I people burnout and become exhausted, what category do they retreat to?
Category I
Category II
Category III
Category IV
A

Category IV

62
Q

What happens when we waste time?

We are discouraged

We are frustrated

We are not good supervisors

Our employees are frustrated

A

We are frustrated

63
Q

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

A

As you spend more time with prevention and preparation in Category II