Question

“Who Do We Hire?” Dialogue Participants: John, Jim (the Director), Laura, Karl, Keith and Celeste Setting: Mental health center Situation: An opening for a full-time therapist has been created by one of the staff therapists quitting Jim: We need to fill this position since Lee is leaving. I suggest we hire Nikki full time. She’s done a great job as an intern, and the kids seem to really like her. What do you think? Keith: I agree. We should hire her. Jim: Anyone else? (Long silence) John: Yeah, that’s okay with me. Jim: Is there any discussion on this matter? Laura: Yes. I don’t think we should hire Nikki without doing a search. She does a good job, but we might be able to get someone even better. Karl: I sort of feel that way, too. Keith: I don’t think we could find anyone better. Besides, it could take months to do it and we need the help right away, especially on the weekends. Karl: Yeah, but that doesn’t mean we should hire just anyone. Jim: Nikki’s not just anyone. Plus, we could lose the funding if we don’t hire right away. I’ve talked to Nikki about it—I’m sure she’d take the position. Keith: And if we don’t offer it to her, I think she’ll quit completely. Laura: Sounds like you guys have already figured it out. Why are you even asking us if you’ve made up your mind already? Jim: There’s no “we” here, and I didn’t already make up my mind. Celeste: I don’t think we should act so quickly. I’m not sure Nikki is all that committed to her work. You say the kids like her, but personally, I think she just likes having them do what she wants. She seems like a control freak to me. She likes having the kids like her. Jim: What is it with you, Celeste? You always disagree with what this group wants to do. Everyone wants this but you. I’m tired of your constant opposition. You should listen to what we’re saying. 2 Rev S17 Celeste: What is it with me? Why do you act like we’re making a group decision, when you already made a decision and obviously got Keith and John to agree before talking to the rest of us? Jim: If you can’t be a team player, then maybe it’s you who needs to start looking for a new job.

Instructions Analyze the conflict: “Who Do We Hire?” First, write a background about the nature of the conflict, using the following questions:

a. What is the conflict about? When did the conflict start? What caused it?

b. Was it a series of events or one event? What was the trigger event(s)?

c. When did the conflict originate? Why did it occur?

d. Use a metaphor to describe your conflict.

Next, analyze your perceptions of each element of the conflict, using the following questions:

a. Expressed struggle: How has the conflict been expressed? What was the trigger event?

b. Interdependent parties: What binds the parties together? In what ways each party needs the other?

c. Perceived incompatible goals: What are the parties not getting?

d. Perceived scarce resources: Examples include time, money, affection, inclusion, oil, land, or other natural resources, etc.

e. Perceived interference to achieve goals: In what ways each party is interfering with the other’s goals?

Answer 1

Why do we hire was the dialogues between the team members on hiring the assistant because the concerned person is quitting the job In the mental health center.

In this conflict, there were the series of arguments between John, Jim, Laura, Karl, Keith, and Celeste. Jim is the director of the company and wants to hire her internee as Nikki as the new therapist for the center because Lee was about to leave his job as therapist in the center.

However, choosing Nikki as the full-time therapist was not agreed upon by the other members of the center and the dialogues further comprise a series of opinions by all the members. However, all the members later agreed by the decision of appointing Nikki but the Celeste was not agreed by this decision which creates the situation of conflict.

a. The conflict is about hiring Nikki as the full-time therapist for the Mental health center. The conflict started when Jim who was the director suggested hiring Nikki as the full-time therapist who also worked as an internee in the Center. The conflict was caused between the team members when Jim insisted on appointing Nikki as the full-time therapist and Celeste was not agrred because she feels that there should be the proper investigation before hiring her.

b. It was not the series of the events but it was the one event according to the dialogues which caused conflict. The trigger event of the dialogues was on the conflict of hiring Nikki as the full-time therapist because team members feel that there should be the proper investigation before we appoint a new therapist in place of Lee. This was considered important according to members because this could prove crucial for the children of Mental health center.

c. The conflict occurred on the appointment of Nikki as the full-time therapist of the health center. It was caused because Celeste feels that Jim had already decided to appoint Niki without discussing with the team members. The team members have a different aspiration for the person who should be appointed as a therapist and was not ready to hire Niki as the therapist on the basis of her internship.