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Assignment:

In passage 1 suggest a hypothetical challenge to your classmates' preferred response to one of the scenarios. Consider framing your response using the following questions, or create a challenge of your own:

Would all affected/interested parties involved agree, or how might some individuals oppose the decisionmaker?

What obstacles might arise when implementing the suggested resolution?

Passage 1:

Someone that utilizes a collaborating resolution Strategy would respond to Scenario five in a responsible and respectful way. Collaborating is a resolution strategy that entails "both parties working together to find a mutually beneficial Solution" (Conflict Resolution Strategies, 2024). This would allow a relationship of trust, respect, and understanding to build between you and your new employer. In this particular scenario this person would ask to have a meeting to speak with a higher up such as the hiring team or HR. In the meeting they would discuss the monetary amount that was offered, while also making sure that they are aware of your appreciation for the amount and opportunity to work at National Geographic. In the meeting you want to be honest and bring up the conversation that was had with your Colleague Jen Smith. Particularly, how she offered to pay $1000.00 for the work, while National Geographic is offering $2,000.00 for your work. This will allow you to make sure it is legitimate and no mistakes were made. Also, National Geographic will gain the sense that you have some great personal traits that could benefit them.

This strategy is one of the best in response to the scenario due to it building trust, empany, and respect since you newly coming in for the project. The conflict in the scenario is the difference in monetary payout. Collaborative conflict resolution allows "a set of skills used to create opportunities for those in conflict to work toward practical solutions that meet each persons needs" (Collaborative Conflict Resolution, n.d.). This strategy allows someone to promote a sense of partnership. Collaborating is not the only resolution strategy. There are others that may be better to utilize in this scenario, but I think collaborating is a good resolution strategy that helps to show someone's personal character traits.

Scenario:

You are talented in typesetting and graphic design. The skills you learned as an intern at a community newspaper helped earn you a position with National Geographic. The position did not last long because you are the type of artist who likes to "free range"; people telling you how to layout a page makes you uncomfortable. Still, a colleague, Jen Smith, who appreciates your work asked if she could use a photograph of a landmark you had taken in an upcoming memoir she is writing to get published. You agree, eager to help a friend and even let her use it without any type of compensation as long as you are credited for the photo in the caption.

A few weeks later, Jen asks a larger favor of you. She knows of your editorial talents and asks if you would be willing to format the page layout for the memoir. While she is confident in the content, she wants it to appear on the page in an attractive and understandable way. However, the layout is not entirely up to you - the publisher has rules that limit the layout in certain ways, which to you seem overly restrictive. Yet, this job is not voluntary; Jen has agreed to pay you $1,000 for the work.

You work for a month on the layout and are happy with how it is developing, but you have yet to get paid. Jen is giving you weekly messages to say that you will be hired officially soon. At the end of the month, a contract comes from the publisher. You thought Jen would be paying you out-of-pocket, but it appears that the publisher is hiring you for the task. The offer letter notes that you will be paid $2,000 for your work, which is twice as high as you and Jen had agreed. There is potential that this change is some way to reconcile for the delay in getting you hired, but there is also the possibility that it is simply a mistake. How do you address this concern?