1. According to Ben\'s \"making yourself CEO,\' the \"most basic building block\
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1. According to Ben's "making yourself CEO,' the "most basic building block" of being a CEO is
A. firing people
B. minimizing politics
C. setting compensation
D. evaluating people’s performances and constantly giving feedback
2. Ben says that to become elite at giving feedback, you must elevate yourself beyond a basic technique like the stuff sandwich. Each of the following is a key to being effective at giving feedback, EXCEPT
A. being authentic
B. making your feedback personal
C. being direct, but not mean
3. Each of the following is a benefit of "high frequency feedback," EXCEPT
A. You get to "clown" people in front of their peers
B. People will become comfortable discussing bad news
C. Feedback won’t be personal in your company.
4. Each of the following is a reason why Ben chose to "threaten one of his senior executives" on the value of one-on-ones, EXCEPT
A. Things always go wrong
B. Being a good company is itself an end.
C. Being a good company matters absolutely when things go well
D. Being a good company doesn’t matter when things go well, but it can be the difference between life and death when things go wrong.
5. Each of the following is a technique Ben thinks is key to minimizing politics, EXCEPT
A. Building strict processes for potentially political issues
B. Hiring people with the right kind of ambition
C. Leaving definitions of "process" open for group input
D. Being careful with “he said, she said”
https://a16z.com/2010/08/24/how-to-minimize-politics-in-your-company/
https://a16z.com/2012/08/18/a-good-place-to-work/
https://a16z.com/2012/10/17/making-yourself-a-ceo/
Explanation / Answer
Ans to Q no1- "D" People performance can boost by feedback along with expected rectification if any.
Ans to Q no2- "A" being authonticate as empoloyer is resposible for efficient work force.
Ans to Q no 3- "C" moere frequency in feerback may be personal
Ans to Q no 4--"D" As differance between life and deth when things go wrong.
Ans to Q no 5-"B" Hiring people with right kind of ambitions.
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