Elena Is the Senior Manager of a Scientific Operations Team

question 17

Multiple Choice

Elena is the senior manager of a scientific operations team at a well-known clinical research organization. The organization delivers more than 4,000 solutions across more than 18 therapeutic areas. Being a perfectionist, Elena has reached her present position through hard work and dedication. Given that she has also worked effectively with teams in the past, she has recently been assigned to lead a team working on a new project which is critical to the company. Elena refuses to allocate any tasks to her team and decides to put in extra hours and weekends to complete the groundwork herself. Based on the information presented here, which of the following would best explain this contradiction?

• A) Elena feels she will not be able to guide her team well on the project.
• B) Elena is not very sociable with her colleagues.
• C) Elena feels that by delegating work, she will complicate her working relationship with the team.
• D) Elena feels that this project is vital to the team's success.
• E) Elena is reluctant to delegate work as she lacks confidence in her team's abilities.

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