The Co Officer ___ & ___ the activities needed to meet the mission of the organization
Plans & Prioritizes
___ is a managerial function that determines in advance what an organization, grp or individual should do & how it will get done.
Planning
What term describes the foundation of the mgmt process & includes planning, organizing, leading & controlling?
Planning
What are the 5 types of planning?
Standing
Single use
Strategic
Operational / Administrative
Contingency
___ plans include the development of policies, procedures & rules that are used frequently.
Standing
___ -___ plans reach an obj in short period of time & accomplish a specific objective such as development of a program, project or budget.
Single-Use
What type of plans chart the course of the organization over an indefinite future that is devised into definite time components?
Strategic plans
What are 3 characteristics of strategic plans?
Based on trends & expectations of future
Flexible & responsive to change
Must be communicated to all members
What type of plans focus on HOW obj's will be accomplished as opposed to strategic plans that focus on WHAT the organization will do?
Operational / Administrative
Operational / Administrative plans are objective & fact based while strategic plans are ___.
Subjective
___ plans create alternative plans that can be implemented in the event of uncontrollable circumstances.
Contingency
The 5 step planning model includes what 5 steps?
Identify the problem
Select the appropriate response
Design steps to solve problem
Implement solution
Evaluate effectiveness
What are the 2 distinct activities of emergency incident planning?
Pre-Incident
At the incident scene
At an emergency incident the Co Officer is making all decisions in an ___ manner.
Autocratic
What 2 reasons for plan alterations?
Existing conds warrant changes
Original requirements are not being effectively met
A ___ is an experienced member of the unit who can provide personal instruction & encouragement to the new employee.
Mentor
When speaking of hostile work environments Co Officers must know what 4 things?
Laws re workplace behavior
Behavior constituting sexual harass & create hostile enviro
Reporting process for sex harass charges
Employees rights
What are the 3 types of conflict related behavior that mgmt must be aware of?
Passive
Assertive
Aggressive
____ behavior occurs when ppl hide their own emotions to appease others & avoid conflict.
Passive
What type of behavior occurs when ppl express emotions openly by using threatening behavior to dominate the situation & "win."
Aggressive Behavior
What type of behavior is occurring when ppl express their emotions honestly & defend their rights w/o hurting others?
Assertive Behavior
What are the 5 types of conflict mgmt styles?
Avoiding
Accommodating
Forcing
Negotiating
Collaborating
Taking a nonassertive or passive approach to conflict resulting in a lose-lose situation b/c there is no resolution is known as ___ ___.
Avoiding Conflict
Managing conflict by appeasing other persons by passively giving in to their position resulting in a lose-win b/c 2nd person's needs me at the expense of the 1st is known as what?
Accommodating Conflict
____ conflict is relying on an aggressive & uncooperative approach to conflict mgmt resulting in a win-lose situation that could damage relationships & create animosity.
Forcing Conflict
The conflict mgmt style that reaches a compromise solution that all parties agree upon is called ___ conflict.
Negotiating
Resolving conflict by sharing of information openly & honestly resulting in the best solution for the organization or community rather than an individual is known as ___ conflict.
Collaborating
What are the 6 steps to conflict resolution?
ID the problem
Define the problem
List options
Determine appropriate conflict mgmt style
Convert decision to action
Test action against desired outcome
What are 5 benefits to utilizing a peer mediation process to manage a conflict?