Chapter 7: How Can You Cultivate an Awareness of Uncertainty?
1: The model presented in the chapter on uncertainty management competencies is very similar to the traditional approach to decision-making.
a. true
b. false
2: Your authors contend that asking profound questions can be more beneficial than knowing all the answers.
a. true
b. false
3: Those who embrace uncertainty in a chaotic environment
a. view complexity as a challenge
b. see beauty in the chaos
c. aim for consistency
d. all of the above
e. a and b
4: What communication style cultivates uncertainty?
a. 'This is the way I see it...'
b. 'One alternative is...'
c. 'If we assume X, then Y follows...'
d. all of the above
5: Some ways to get an organization to embrace uncertainty include
a. occasionally "shaking the platform"
b. being more rigorous with enforcing deadlines
c. challenging existing rules-of-thumb
d. all of the above
e. a and c