Determine what type of difficult employee you have for your case; then decide if this scenario meets the definition of interpersonal conflict as it is discussed in the book (i.e., expressed disagreement, interdependence, and opposition).

3 Types of Difficult Employees and How to Motivate Them

Read this article (Links to an external site.) on managing difficult people. It identifies three types of difficult employees. Now select one of the five workplace scenarios

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in this link and act as a consultant on the case.
Apply what you learned from the chapter reading this week and
from the article on managing difficult employees. Determine what type of
difficult employee you have for your case; then decide if this scenario
meets the definition of interpersonal conflict as it is discussed in
the book (i.e., expressed disagreement, interdependence, and
opposition). Next, create a way to address the problem based on the
guidelines for effective communication in conflict situations (focusing
on the overall communication system, time conflict effectively, aim for
win–win conflict, etc.).
Your response should be a one-page (300-350 words) report that makes
informed references from this module’s materials. A grading rubric (how
this assignment will be graded) is provided.
Facts, quotes, ideas, etc. that are borrowed from a resource or
resources other than personal experiences must be cited in proper APA
format in your response. You can access Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers at Carrington (Links to an external site.) for information about sources and APA format and read about Avoid Plagiarism (Links to an external site.) in the Carrington College Library. It is often helpful to submit your work to Tutor.com (Links to an external site.) for assistance with writing.
** Note the Friday due date for this module.

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