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Do you think this committee could have prevented this conflict over getting its work done by the deadline? If so, how? If not, why not?
The committee had sufficient opportunity to avert the work deadline conflict. Facts from the case study highlight Marianna’s awareness of the importance of anticipating milestones and offering to complete specific tasks in advance to fast-track the process. In this context, Kyle could have facilitated the achievement of crucial deliverables by being cooperative and prompting Marianna to continue with scheduled work on the clinic reorganization report. Unfortunately, ignoring her requests and delaying demonstrates the lack of functional interactions, which Shiver and Nesta (2018) flag as a critical ingredient for team failure. Thus, appropriate decision-making that promotes cooperation could have prevented this team disagreement.
What could the committee chair have done early in the committee’s life to ensure that its members were in agreement about its work plan?
Kyle should have established functional communication among the various members of the clinic reorganization team. Such an aspect would have made it easy for Marianna and her colle...