Business Conflict Dynamics

Overview

Question 1:

Watch the following Jerry Maguire video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH64hzWqnFk

Write an APA7 - 3 page case analysis in which you respond to the following questions.

How did his attempt at leadership and creating the new mission statement create conflict with his supervisor?

How was the "focus on people, less on money" priority not compatible with the values of the company and most of the sports representative who worked there?

Discuss the following statement. Visions, missions, and strategies must align with the leadership and culture of an organization.

If you were in Jerry Maguire's position, how would you have attempted to create the changes he desired? How would you have managed the potential conflicts that could result from a new mission in the company?

What is the analysis of power in this example?

Question 2:

Write a 2-page APA7 answer on your personal leadership approach in Collaborating resolution and how this may impact future practice in business. Why is this approach the best in conflict resolution? What are the relationship concerns? What are the outcome concerns?

Question 3:

Write a 2 page APA7 answer on your personal observations of interactions concerning leadership, power dynamics, and conflict resolution situations personally and professional.

Outline what you noticed

What you did (if anything)

How could things have been different using a mindful approach

Question 4:

In APA7, 3 pages and 4 references: How is Wal Mart facing new challenges ever since the COVID 19 Pandemic.

What are the power and conflict issues the company/government is facing?

What is the leadership view of the adaptive issues?

What might be the views from the formal authority?

What is the stakeholder/constituent view of the issues?

Based on what you have learned thus far, what strategies would you use to assist the company to resolve their conflict dilemmas?

Question 5:

In 2 pages, write why mindfulness is needed in a laboratory research environment.

Use https://www.mindful.org/what-is-mindfulness/ as reference to the answer.

Question 6:

Watching a clip of the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssrzxlTePfA (21:42-25:31 only) answer in 3 pages APA7:

Describe the interaction between the two leadership groups.

What behaviors of the American representatives could create conflict with the Samoan leaders?

Are there similarities from this meeting and the Blue Horizon Cruise simulation meeting?

If you were the American Governor, how would you have conducted the meeting?

How does power, both formal and informal, influence the interaction of stakeholders in a potential conflict situation?

Question 7:

(FYI - No need to write answer in essay form, just answer below the bullet points.)

The Best and Brightest Consulting, LLC has hired you and is especially interested in the MS in Organizational Leadership degree that you have achieved. The firm specializes in leadership capacity, power analysis and conflict resolution training. They work worldwide and have clients in 75 countries. (Use the attachment “Negotiations, Readings, Exercises, and Cases” as reference to concepts to answer questions.

What is your basic philosophy and approach to working with leadership, conflict, power, and negotiation situations?

What has been your most challenging intervention and what steps did you take for a successful outcome?

You were asked to participate in an assessment and workshop on emotional intelligence. What did the company explain as the basis for including this training prior to an assignment to a client?

The company just hired Dr. Brene Brown to give a talk on vulnerability, courage, shame and leadership. What questions would you ask her? Why?

The company is very concerned about the changing dynamics around the world regarding the Black Lives Matter movement. They are not sure how to address issues of diversity, equality, community enhancement and hope you can help them develop a vision.

• Add anything else you think would be important as a newly hired, senior level consultant in leadership, power and conflict resolution.