Assignment: Conflict Management
Option #1: Pacific: Conflict Management (Paper or Presentation)
Malcom and Julia are collaborating on assembling the elements of the burner but disagree on how this should be done. Having designed the diagram of the process for building the hot air balloon, Malcom feels his approach is the most effective and efficient. Julia disagrees and feels the details of the design are faulty. The conflict has escalated. Julia is shouting at Malcom and refuses to give him the tools they need to complete the assembly. Malcom is accusing Julia of not being a team player. Considering Malcom and Julia's personalities and motivation factors, how do you approach this conflict? What type of conflict are you dealing with i.e. task, process, and/or relationship? What factors precipitated the escalation of the conflict? As the leader, what actions do you take to resolve the conflict? What can be learned from working through this conflict?
Option #2: Resolving Serious Conflict Between Team Members (Paper or Presentation)
The members of your project team are in serious conflict. They have been tasked with conducting a quality assessment of your company's product testing process. The number of product failures being reported by consumers has increased and your team needs to find out how the failures are being passed through test. Their main disagreement is about the approach they should take to assess the process. The fact that Kurt and Janet have never liked each other isn't helping, and Christine, the person who generally mediates between them, is fed up with their immaturity and is refusing to intervene. Thomas is disengaged as he believes the testing process is just fine; rather, it is the test employees who are at fault and should be fired. Describe the type of conflict involved i.e. task, process, and/or relationship. What factors within the team allowed the conflict to escalate? As the leader, what is your approach to resolving this conflict? What can be learned from working through this conflict?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.