Chapter 9 Flashcards by VIDAL DIAZ

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

Self control

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With Category II weekly organizing, what is prioritized?

Meetings

Your goals

Your roles

Activities

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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What does our perception of time depend on?

Our situation

Our mood

Our self control

Time management

Our situation

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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

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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

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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

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

Lesson of leisure time

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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.”

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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

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

Time

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

Emerging circumstances

Experiences

Relationships

All of the above

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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

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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

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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

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

Third

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

Fourth

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

First

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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

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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.”

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``` 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 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

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 1. Produce an individual mission statement 2. Identify your roles 3. Select your goals 4. Use weekly scheduling 5. 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