Deck 16: Talent Management

Question 1

Coaching is a skill that any manager can develop.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

During which career stage do people focus on mentoring others?

A) withdrawal
B) maintenance
C) establishment
D) advancement

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Job workshops, self-development materials, and counseling are basic methods used to aid individual

A) communication
B) career planning
C) goal setting
D) conflict management

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Many organizations have discovered that organizational growth and effectiveness require career development programs.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a distinct career stage?

A) the growth stage
B) the establishment stage
C) the maintenance stage
D) the withdrawal stage

Question 6

Describe the four career stages discussed in this chapter. Discuss how various individual employee development interventions might apply to each stage.

Question 7

All of the following are career development processes except .

A) realistic job preview
B) management by objective
C) assessment centers
D) phased retirement

Question 8

Which of the following is true of coaching and mentoring interventions?

A) they involve setting instructional objectives
B) they involve evaluation
C) they involve assessments of the training
D) all of the above

Question 9

In contrast to other career stages, organizations have been effective in helping employees cope with the
"withdrawal" stage.

Question 10

Which of the following criteria are important when assessing the outcome of management and leadership development interventions?

A) participants initial reactions
B) participant behaviors during job activities
C) improvements in the participant's or organization's effectiveness
D) all of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is not part of a management and leadership development program?

A) build leadership skills
B) socialize managers and leadership in organization values
C) help execute strategic change agendas
D) develop an organization's strategic plan

Question 12

Which of the following skills are built through management and leadership development programs?

A) problem diagnosis
B) employee recruitment
C) strategic thinking
D) career planning

Question 13

For coaching and mentoring to be considered an OD intervention it must

A) teach group members about characteristics of the organization
B) teach group members a new skill
C) teach group members new skills that improve their effectiveness
D) reframe a person's goals

Question 14

Compare and contrast leadership development interventions with career development interventions? In what areas and activities might they overlap?

Question 15

Integrating "career planning" with human resource planning can help merge employees' needs with those of the organization.

Question 16

Career planning is generally considered the responsibility of the employer.

Question 17

Implementing a career planning program does not include

A) defining needs
B) developing necessary resources
C) developing job descriptions
D) developing a career planning strategy

Question 18

Coaching focuses on which of the following?

A) working with large groups to teach new skills
B) using behavioral science to help individuals
C) solving an executive's past problems
D) all of the above

Question 19

People at the "advancement stage" are concerned with helping newer employees get established and grow in their career.

Question 20

How do coaching and mentoring contribute to leadership development?