Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Harvard professor D. Quinn Mills predicts that management will move away from an emphasis on competition to a strategy based on knowledge sharing. 
2. Leaders benefit most from a relatively low degree of compliance among their followers. 
3. If you are nervous in a job interview, it is best that you admit it. 
4. Poor communication between staff and managers has a financial cost to organizations. 

Answer 1

1. TRUE
Harvard Business School professor D. Quinn Mills, author of E-Leadership, suggests that individual companies will be replaced by much broader global networks that a single CEO will not be able to manage. Thus, while 20th-century management emphasized competition, he says, future organizations will run on knowledge sharing and open exchange.
2. FALSE
Followers vary in their level of compliance with a leader, with helpers (most compliant), showing deference to their leaders, independents (less compliant) distancing themselves, and rebels (least compliant) showing divergence. Leaders clearly benefit from having helpers (and, to some extent, independents).
3. FALSE
Advice for nerves during interviews: Preparation will help you stay calm during the interview. So will the use of visualization and positive self-talk to keep your confidence up ("I can handle this!"). Don't admit you're nervous. Breathe slowly. Don't rush to answer. Take a one-second pause before responding to a question.
4. TRUE
According to one survey, executives say 14% of each 40-hour workweek is wasted because of poor communication between staff and managers. That's the equivalent of seven workweeks of lost productivity a year. Thus, better communication can save money.