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Celeste is a wife and mother of two young children. She is in her mid-30s and has decided to go back to work. Her husband, a college professor, works an extra job, and so is tired all the time and does not spend enough time with the family. Celeste wants things to slow down for him. She will put the children in daycare. She'll have a 45-minute commute. The extra money will help Jim give up extra commitments. Economically, they will remain about the same but the burden will now be shared more fairly. She expects these changes will make the family happier.

the extra job of the husband leads him to being tired all the time

the extra job precludes husband from spending enough time with family

the children being put in daycare will not cause any affiliated burdens (tearing family apart)

enough money will be made from Celeste's work to alleviate Jim's workload

Celeste will even get a job

daycare and gas money will not cause an even more significant burden than before b.

A checks:

1) do some research towards costs of potential salary at work as well as costs of how much daycare and transportation will cost as to make an accurate cost-benefit analysis.

A c.

A alternatives:

1) obtain baby sitter to alleviate costs of daycare

2) have extended family support Celeste's family financially while Celeste guarantees employment for herself

3) husband can look for better paying job

4) Celeste can work from home making extra money while taking care of kids and saving up on transportation costs.


Scenario Three:

Maria, an instructor of interpersonal skills for managers, has had three sessions with a particular organization. She was told that Neil has not been able to keep a team together for more than three months at a time. She notices that, in her workshops, he lounges with a bored expression and reads the sports pages while she is speaking. She concludes his arrogance and hostility are hurting his performance. She writes him a memo about his behaviors (reading, looking bored, not bothering to contribute and the negative effect it has on the group). She asks him to eliminate these behaviors because she believes his power and prestige will grow.

A a.

A assumptions:

1) Neil is arrogant

2) Neil is hostile

3) such attributes are hurting his performance

4) Neil indeed cannot keep a team together for more than three months at a time

5) Neil is the cause for these teams breaking up

6) his power and prestige will grow after changing his behavior b.

A checks:

1) interview fellow team members, current and former about Neil's behavior

2) rather than giving him ultimatums on what to stop doing, have a talk with Neil to scan personality more accurately

3) look at his performance otherwise to see trends or patterns of behavior background and history c.

A alternatives:

1) speak with Neil - why is he really acting like he does during workshops?….....

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