1. What are some positive and negative results you have experienced because of organizational change? If you had been in leadership or management, how would you handle the situation differently? Provide a rationale for your answer.
Changes in organizations are shown by both positive and negative reactions from employees. Employees often show increased motivation, unable to give up on old habits of working or by fear of dejection in case of an unfavorable outcome. As a leader I would first bring changes in my own behavior for my team to follow me as an example. On organizational changes, my team would be send forth to give suggestions and draw conclusions to play their role in the management thus motivating them to accept changes. As a part of being in the management, my aim would be to highlight financial benefits for my team with the occurring changes. Other than this, development of effective team planning will help in accepting changes within the organization.
2. How would you define conflict? Is conflict always bad? How does conflict affect an organization? What conflict resolution strategies exist for organizational leaders? In what situations may these strategies be used? Conflicts arise when two parties have contradicting goals and values among each other. Organizations, groups or individuals may develop conflicts among each other. Conflicts are not necessarily bad as they can be served as opportunity for creative thinking, clarification of view points and
