If an Idea Fails, a Supervisor Should Acknowledge the Problem

question 42

Multiple Choice

If an idea fails, a supervisor should acknowledge the problem and

• A) place the blame on the employee who suggested it.
• B) focus on finding a solution for it.
• C) focus on learning only from successes and not from failures.
• D) discuss it with the same few people he or she always spends time with.

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Definitions:

Process Variables

Elements or factors within a process that can be adjusted to affect the outcome, often used in manufacturing and control systems.

R-chart

A control chart used for monitoring the range of variability of a process over a period of time.

Dispersion

The measure of how spread out or scattered values are in a data set, indicating the variability or inconsistency in the data.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure of the dispersion or variation in a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the average.