Janet Is the Senior Manager of a Scientific Operations Team

question 44

Multiple Choice

Janet is the senior manager of a scientific operations team at a well-known clinical research organization. The organization delivers more than 3,000 solutions across more than 15 therapeutic areas. Being a perfectionist, Janet 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. Janet refuses to allocate any tasks to her team and decides to put in extra hours and weekends to complete the ground work herself. Based on the information presented here, which of the following would best explain this contradiction?

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

Recognize the roles and responsibilities of an effective leader at the conclusion of a group session.

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Understand the importance and process of setting operational and measurable group goals.

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Definitions:

Null Hypotheses

A hypothesis stating there is no significant difference or effect, often denoted as H0, serving as the default assumption to be tested.

Type I Error

An incorrect decision to reject the null hypothesis when it is true.

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