Vivian Has Just Been Promoted to Management After Years of Working

question 3

Multiple Choice

Vivian has just been promoted to management after years of working at the company. She is very excited, but nervous to now be the boss of several of her colleagues. What would be good advice for her?

• A) Remind them you are now the boss and ask to be copied on everything.
• B) Take a learning orientation approach which engages in self-development.
• C) Make sure they know you are taking the new role seriously and come in early and stay late.
• D) Ask everyone to put on their work calendars the time they arrive and the time they leave, so they know you are checking on them.
• E) Stop by everyone's cubicles often and ask to see their work, so they know you are still part of the team.

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Definitions:

Task System

The Task System was a labor system where enslaved people were assigned daily tasks to complete and were allowed some personal time upon the completion of those tasks.

Labor Intensive

Describes industries or processes that require a large amount of labor to produce goods or services, often involving significant human effort and minimal automation.

Slaves

Individuals forcibly held and compelled to work without freedom or personal rights.

Task System

A labor system, particularly used in the context of slavery, where enslaved individuals were assigned specific tasks to complete each day.