BA 321 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The bbbest bbmanagers bbare bbthose bbwho bbunderstand bbtheir bbown bbstrengths bband
bbweaknesses bband bbadapt bbtheir bbapproach bbto bbothers bbaccording bbto bbthe
bbsituation bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
We bbcan bbgain bbgreater bbself-awareness bbthrough bblimiting bbthe bbnumber bbof
bbdiverse bbexperiences bbwe bbencounter bb- bbAnswer bbFalse
Misunderstandings bboften bboccur bbbecause bbwe bbassume bbthat bbeveryone bbsees
bbthings bbfrom bbthe bbsame bbperspective bbas bbwe bbdo bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
Supervisors bbalways bbgive bbdetailed bbstep-by-step bbinstructions bbon bbhow bbto
bbperform bba bbtask bb- bbAnswer bbFalse
Trust bbis bbcomposed bbof bb- bbAnswer bbintegrity, bbcompetency, bbconsistency, bbloyalty,
bband bbopenness
Self-disclosure bband bbtrust bbare bbtwo bbmutually bbreinforcing bbskills bbthat bbcan
bbimprove bbpersonal bband bbprofessional bbrelationships bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
An bbunderstanding bbof bboneself bbis bbnot bbimportant bbin bbtoday's bbbusiness bbworld bb-
bbAnswer bbFalse
Another bbname bbfor bba bbmodel, bbtheory, bbassumption, bbperception, bbor bbframe bbof
bbreference bbis bb- bbAnswer bbParadigm
Covey bbuses bbthe bbgoose bband bbthe bbgolden bbegg bbto bbillustrate bbhis bbdefinition bbof
bb- bbAnswer bbEffectiveness
According bbto bbCovey, bba bbhabit bbis bbthe bbcombination bbof bb- bbAnswer bbKnowledge,
bbskill bband bbdesire
In bbwriting bbgoals, bbit bbis bbhelpful bbto bbwrite bbgoals bbas bba bbpositive bbaction bbrather
bbthan bbas bban bbaction bbto bbeliminate bba bbnegative bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
Sometimes bbit bbhelps bbto bbestablish bbgoals bboutside bbof bbour bbspan bbof bbcontrol bb-
bbAnswer bbFalse
, I'd bblike bbto bblose bb32 bbpounds bbin bbthe bbnext bbtwo bbweeks" bbis bban bbexample
bbof bba bbSMART bbgoal bbstatement bb- bbAnswer bbFalse
Goal bbsetting bbis bb- bbAnswer bba bbmeans bbof bbidentifying bbour bbpriorities bb
a bbmeans bbfor bbdeveloping bbstrategies bbfor bbgrowth bb
a bbmeans bbfor bbidentifying bbresources bbfor bb
bbaccomplishing bbobjectives bb
a bbmeans bbfor bbbecoming bborganized, bbefficient, bband bb
bbconfident bb
all bbthe bbabove
Ron bbwants bbto bbrun bbin bba bblocal bbmarathon bbnext bbyear bbeven bbthough bbhe
bbusually bbonly bbjogs bbbriefly bbaround bbhis bbneighborhood. bbHis bbfirst bbattempt bbto
bbrun bb10 bbmiles bbyesterday bbturned bbinto bbfailure, bbas bbhe bbwas bbonly bbable bbto
bbcomplete bb5 bbmiles. bbRon bbis bbmissing bbwhich bbkey bbbehavior bbin bbhis bbgoal
bbsetting? bb- bbAnswer bbStarting bbsmall
The bbmost bbeffective bbgoals bbare bbspecific, bbmeasurable, bbattainable, bbrealistic bband
bb- bbAnswer bbTime-bound
Stress bbis bba bbfact bbof bbpersonal bband bborganizational bblife bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
Putting bbfirst bbthings bbfirst, bbor bborganizing bband bbexecuting bbaround bbpriorities, bbis
bbbest bbaccomplished bbin bb- bbAnswer bbQuadrant bbII
What bbdoes bbCovey bbcall bba bbperson bbwho bbstops bba bbtendency bbthat bbhas bbrun
bbthrough bba bbfamily bbfor bbgenerations? bb- bbAnswer bbTransition bbPerson
What bbdoes bbCovey bbcalls bba bbcontinuous bbcycle bbof bbcommit, bblearn, bband bbdo? bb-
bbAnswer bbUpward bbSpiral
In bbthe bbfirst bbhalf bbof bbhis bbbooks, bbCovey bbwrites bbabout bbprivate bbvictory. bbIn bbthe
bbsecond bbhalf bbhe bbwrites bbabout bbpublic bbvictory. bbThe bbsecond bbhalf bbof bbthe
bbbook bbis bbabout bbmoving bbtoward bb- bbAnswer bbInterdependence
The bbessences bbof bbsynergy bbis bb- bbAnswer bbValuing bbDifferences
Normally, bbone bbplus bbone bbequals bbtwo, bbbut bbwhen bbone bbplus bbone bbequals
bbthree bb(or bbmore), bbyou bbhave bbachieved bbwith bbof bbthe bbfollowing bb- bbAnswer
bbSynergy
The bbrenewal bbhabit bbis bbthe bbhabit bbof bb- bbAnswer bbSharpen bbthe bbSaw
The bbrenewal bbhabit bbis bbthe bbhabit bbof bb- bbAnswer bbWin/Lose bb
bbWin/Win bbor bbNo bbDeal bb
CORRECT ANSWERS
The bbbest bbmanagers bbare bbthose bbwho bbunderstand bbtheir bbown bbstrengths bband
bbweaknesses bband bbadapt bbtheir bbapproach bbto bbothers bbaccording bbto bbthe
bbsituation bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
We bbcan bbgain bbgreater bbself-awareness bbthrough bblimiting bbthe bbnumber bbof
bbdiverse bbexperiences bbwe bbencounter bb- bbAnswer bbFalse
Misunderstandings bboften bboccur bbbecause bbwe bbassume bbthat bbeveryone bbsees
bbthings bbfrom bbthe bbsame bbperspective bbas bbwe bbdo bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
Supervisors bbalways bbgive bbdetailed bbstep-by-step bbinstructions bbon bbhow bbto
bbperform bba bbtask bb- bbAnswer bbFalse
Trust bbis bbcomposed bbof bb- bbAnswer bbintegrity, bbcompetency, bbconsistency, bbloyalty,
bband bbopenness
Self-disclosure bband bbtrust bbare bbtwo bbmutually bbreinforcing bbskills bbthat bbcan
bbimprove bbpersonal bband bbprofessional bbrelationships bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
An bbunderstanding bbof bboneself bbis bbnot bbimportant bbin bbtoday's bbbusiness bbworld bb-
bbAnswer bbFalse
Another bbname bbfor bba bbmodel, bbtheory, bbassumption, bbperception, bbor bbframe bbof
bbreference bbis bb- bbAnswer bbParadigm
Covey bbuses bbthe bbgoose bband bbthe bbgolden bbegg bbto bbillustrate bbhis bbdefinition bbof
bb- bbAnswer bbEffectiveness
According bbto bbCovey, bba bbhabit bbis bbthe bbcombination bbof bb- bbAnswer bbKnowledge,
bbskill bband bbdesire
In bbwriting bbgoals, bbit bbis bbhelpful bbto bbwrite bbgoals bbas bba bbpositive bbaction bbrather
bbthan bbas bban bbaction bbto bbeliminate bba bbnegative bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
Sometimes bbit bbhelps bbto bbestablish bbgoals bboutside bbof bbour bbspan bbof bbcontrol bb-
bbAnswer bbFalse
, I'd bblike bbto bblose bb32 bbpounds bbin bbthe bbnext bbtwo bbweeks" bbis bban bbexample
bbof bba bbSMART bbgoal bbstatement bb- bbAnswer bbFalse
Goal bbsetting bbis bb- bbAnswer bba bbmeans bbof bbidentifying bbour bbpriorities bb
a bbmeans bbfor bbdeveloping bbstrategies bbfor bbgrowth bb
a bbmeans bbfor bbidentifying bbresources bbfor bb
bbaccomplishing bbobjectives bb
a bbmeans bbfor bbbecoming bborganized, bbefficient, bband bb
bbconfident bb
all bbthe bbabove
Ron bbwants bbto bbrun bbin bba bblocal bbmarathon bbnext bbyear bbeven bbthough bbhe
bbusually bbonly bbjogs bbbriefly bbaround bbhis bbneighborhood. bbHis bbfirst bbattempt bbto
bbrun bb10 bbmiles bbyesterday bbturned bbinto bbfailure, bbas bbhe bbwas bbonly bbable bbto
bbcomplete bb5 bbmiles. bbRon bbis bbmissing bbwhich bbkey bbbehavior bbin bbhis bbgoal
bbsetting? bb- bbAnswer bbStarting bbsmall
The bbmost bbeffective bbgoals bbare bbspecific, bbmeasurable, bbattainable, bbrealistic bband
bb- bbAnswer bbTime-bound
Stress bbis bba bbfact bbof bbpersonal bband bborganizational bblife bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
Putting bbfirst bbthings bbfirst, bbor bborganizing bband bbexecuting bbaround bbpriorities, bbis
bbbest bbaccomplished bbin bb- bbAnswer bbQuadrant bbII
What bbdoes bbCovey bbcall bba bbperson bbwho bbstops bba bbtendency bbthat bbhas bbrun
bbthrough bba bbfamily bbfor bbgenerations? bb- bbAnswer bbTransition bbPerson
What bbdoes bbCovey bbcalls bba bbcontinuous bbcycle bbof bbcommit, bblearn, bband bbdo? bb-
bbAnswer bbUpward bbSpiral
In bbthe bbfirst bbhalf bbof bbhis bbbooks, bbCovey bbwrites bbabout bbprivate bbvictory. bbIn bbthe
bbsecond bbhalf bbhe bbwrites bbabout bbpublic bbvictory. bbThe bbsecond bbhalf bbof bbthe
bbbook bbis bbabout bbmoving bbtoward bb- bbAnswer bbInterdependence
The bbessences bbof bbsynergy bbis bb- bbAnswer bbValuing bbDifferences
Normally, bbone bbplus bbone bbequals bbtwo, bbbut bbwhen bbone bbplus bbone bbequals
bbthree bb(or bbmore), bbyou bbhave bbachieved bbwith bbof bbthe bbfollowing bb- bbAnswer
bbSynergy
The bbrenewal bbhabit bbis bbthe bbhabit bbof bb- bbAnswer bbSharpen bbthe bbSaw
The bbrenewal bbhabit bbis bbthe bbhabit bbof bb- bbAnswer bbWin/Lose bb
bbWin/Win bbor bbNo bbDeal bb
