As the general manager, I would $......................$ I recognize their role and responsibilities, $......$ That is why I have been $.........$ This leadership style has enabled me to $......$ However, I would $.....$ I would also explain to them $.........$

As a leader in this organization, I use $......$ I also $.......$

Based on the team comments, as the general manager, I am using $..............$ Legitimate power gives the general manager the legitimate right to demand compliance $($Raju$,2018).$ That is why the employees feel $.........$ The employees may not feel a sense of commitment based on legitimate power, but it is my style of ensuring that everything runs smoothly.

As the general manager, I use $...................$ when I explain to the employees the reason for micromanaging them is because $.......$ Therefore, I have to ensure that the employees always comply to their duties and responsibilities to achieve the objectives of the mission statement.

Supervision is the key responsibility that I have as the general manager in ensuring that I evaluate and take corrective action concerning the allocation and use of human, financial, and material resources. It is a process where I, as the general manager, have to meet regularly and interact with my team to review their work. Supervision has to be carried out according to legislation, regulation, and standards of the service provision. Additionally,

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supervision allows me to see the work that the employees have done and how they use the company resources to ensure that there is no wastage, which helps achieve the company$$s success.

When the company owner tells me that my critical roles as the general manager are to $.......$ he wants me to take the role of a leader. As a leader, I need to be a motivator as it encourages employee commitment t the organization. Therefore, I need to $......$ as a way of employee motivation. As a leader, it is also my responsibility to train and counsel the employees according to how I want them to achieve the company$$s objectives and goals. Also, it is the role of a leader to direct the subordinates,

My team has an $...$ with me as the general manager, which is why they choose to tell the company owner about their concerns. $.....$ relates to interpersonal conflicts where the employees feel like my level of effort is too much $($Chai et al$.,2020).$ They dislike my approach of getting too involved with what is happening in the organization, and they feel like I am micromanaging them. Affective conflict in the organization arises from how the employees view my leadership style and feel like I am too involved with their work.

The workers are at the outcome conflict stage when they decide to tell the company$$s owner about their issue with me$.$ They are already frustrated by me sticking around all the time, and they feel that I affect their creativity by regularly supervising whether they comply with company guidelines. They, therefore, opt to tell the company$$s owner as they think that he will convince me to give the employees some time to work on their own.

When I discussed the employee$$s concerns with the company$$s owner, I was $.....$stage. It is because I wanted to understand what the employees wanted as a resolution and explain what I wanted as a resolution to end this conflict. I also wanted to understand what strategy the workers wanted me to use from the company$$s owner$$s point of view.