You have just been part of a merger. You have each been chosen to head up your department and merge the two groups into a self-directed work team. Work with each other to lay out a plan describing how you will develop a new team within your department or departments. It is natural that there will be some confrontations between people. Look at the stages of team development and use that knowledge to work with the team. It is recognized that some employees will refuse to be part of the team. In fact, the new ownership expects that there will be some who lose their jobs because of these issues; however, that is a last resort. Use all your skills to negotiate with employees in an attempt to resolve conflicts and pull your team together.
Because you are working together as a team, it is seen by the ownership that if one is successful, you are all successful. Likewise, if one fails, you all fail. The future success of the company is dependent on your mutual success.
Consider the following:
- Discuss any issues that may occur and find solutions.
- For each step you take, provide a brief explanation of your reasoning
Here ARE SOME GOOD REFERENCES (PLEASE USE 2 MORE OTHER THAN THE ONES Iist):
- DuBrin, A. J. (2001). Human relations: Interpersonal, job-oriented skills (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- Robbins, S. P. (1998). Organizational behavior (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- Thomas, K. W. (1992). Conflict and negotiation processes in organizations. In M. D. Dunnette & L. M. Hough (Eds.), Handbook of industrial and organizational psychology (3rd ed., Vol. 2, pp. 651-717). Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.