One approach for responding when the other side is being difficult is to disarm them, and this disarmament strategy includes which of the following?
A. active listening
B. asking open-ended, problem-solving questions
C. creating breathing room
D. reframing the other party's tactics
Answer: A
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On January 1, 2007, the Baker Corporation issued 10% bonds with a face value of $50,000. The bonds are sold for $46,000. The bonds pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31 and the maturity date is December 31, 2011. Baker records straight-line amortization of the bond discount. The bond interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2007, is
A) $4,000 B) $4,200 C) $5,400 D) $5,800
Hidden agendas create supportive atmospheres
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
One day the team leader asks Victoria and Ted to conduct an extensive analysis of how much water the company is using in getting raw fruit ready for preparation as ingredients in fruit-flavored drinks
A third team member, Rachel, will also be part of their sub-team. Victoria and Ted are delighted to have this important assignment, yet they agree that Rachel may be too weak with statistical analysis to do a competent job. What do you recommend that Victoria and Ted do in this situation? A) Explain to the team leader that if you put a poorly qualified team member on an assignment, failure will be inevitable. B) Encourage Rachel to do busywork parts of the water analysis, and conduct the key statistical analysis themselves. C) Criticize Rachel about her statistical skills right away, so she might turn down the sub-team assignment. D) Ask Rachel to do part of the statistical analysis, and express confidence in her abilities.
Generally, which of the following is/are true? The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act:
a. prohibits large employers from ordering plant closings b. prohibits large employers from ordering mass layoffs without a 60 day notice c. prohibits large employers from closing facilities d. all of these are true