Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
Estienne de Beer, author of Boosting Your Career, warns that sooner or later you will report to a micromanager who ......... controls and manipulates you to the point of desperation.
A -
obscenely
B -
obsessively
C -
obviously
D -
overtly
2-
Harry Chambers explains that micromanagers always have their ......... up, trying to detect violations.
A -
antennae
B -
dander
C -
hackles
D -
temper
3-
If you get frustrated and tell the boss to back ........., you get accused of having a bad attitude and not being a team player.
A -
away
B -
down
C -
off
D -
up
4-
It feels as if you are controlled like a robot and ......... every step of the way.
A -
control-guessed
B -
counter-guessed
C -
double-guessed
D -
second-guessed
5-
Everything needs to get approved beforehand and ......... afterwards.
A -
control-checked
B -
counter-checked
C -
double-checked
D -
second-checked
6-
It is important to understand what motivates a micromanager to command and control, even if it is ..........
A -
unacknowledged
B -
unknowingly
C -
unknowledgeably
D -
unknown
7-
Most micromanagers tend to have a controlling tendency and simply don't believe that outstanding work will be done without their constant ..........
A -
intercession
B -
intermittance
C -
interpretation
D -
intervention
8-
......... skills and effective communication are the keys to successfully managing your micromanager.
A -
Coping
B -
Forming
C -
Lasting
D -
Speaking
9-
One of the best lines of defence is your diligence in clarifying expectations and keeping a(n) ......... of everything that you have done.
A -
grocery list
B -
open book
C -
paper trail
D -
road map
10-
Micromanagers need to learn how to transform themselves into leaders; micromanagers just twist your arm, but leaders ......... your opinion.