You Have Just Presented a Difficult Proposal to a Board

question 30

Multiple Choice

You have just presented a difficult proposal to a board of superiors at work.A senior executive who does not like you asks,"So why should we listen to you? You have only been here two years." The best response to this is most likely to be:

• A) "You have been here fifteen years, and you do not know how to handle this either."
• B) "I am sorry you feel I am inexperienced. Compared to you, I suppose I am."
• C) "Are you hassling me because you do not like the proposal or because you like to hassle me?"
• D) "You are asking how reliable our research on this project is. We tested six scenarios…"
• E) "Please let us be mature about this and not bring our personal differences into it."

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Definitions:

Continuous positive airway pressure

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Administer benzodiazepine-like drugs

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Disrupted sleep-wake cycle

A condition where natural circadian rhythms and sleep patterns are disturbed, leading to issues such as insomnia or excessive daytime sleepiness.

Decreased appetite

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