It Is the Responsibility of the Manager of an Underperforming

question 2

Multiple Choice

It is the responsibility of the manager of an underperforming employee to make sure the employee clearly understands:

• A) the standard of performance required.
• B) the precise performance gap and why it matters.
• C) how the manager is prepared to help the employee to reach the required standard.
• D) the consequences of continued poor performance.
• E) All of these responses are correct.

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Definitions:

Hypothetical-deductive reasoning

A method of problem-solving or decision-making that starts with a hypothesis or a proposed explanation, then deduces logical consequences to test the hypothesis.

Logical implications

The relationship between statements where the truth of one indicates the truth of another; foundational in reasoning and argumentation.

Premises

Buildings and land owned or occupied by a person or organization.

Formal operational thinking

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, starting around age 12, where individuals gain the ability to think abstractly and logically.