Case Reading:

A few months ago, you were elevated to management. Managing a group of six people is your responsibility. You attribute the team's success to each member's clear roles since you believe it has been a cohesive one. As they have a young child, one team member comes up to you and asks for more flexible work hours. The team member guarantees that they will continue to keep up with their task, and you know they work hard and are diligent. This is an acceptable request in your opinion, despite the fact that everyone in the team has a set timetable. You give the flexible schedule your blessing because you are familiar with the team member. The team's awareness of your decision to grant a team member a flexible schedule is evident the following week. Two team members are grumbling that there have been some communication and coordination problems as a result of the team member's flexible schedule. You happen to overhear them. They say they wished they had been informed or consulted about the team member's schedule adjustment. People also imply that you were "playing favorites" with this team member and that it was unfair to the other members of the team. Workplace "idiosyncratic deals" or flexible work schedules are becoming more prevalent. I-deals have a number of advantageous effects, such as improved employee loyalty to the company and motivation. Additionally, you are fairly certain that as a manager, you had every right to make this choice. However, it appears that your team's other members did not appreciate the I-deal you struck with one of your employees.

QUESTIONS:

1. What effects do you think it has on employee motivation to offer employees special work conditions or accommodations? How does it beneficial? How painful is it??
2. Should the team as a whole have decided on the scheduling accommodations for the team member jointly? Whether or not.
3. How differently might the manager have handled the circumstance to avoid any potential problems, such as a detrimental effect on the team's performance?

Can someone help me answer these questions in brief few sentences?

PLEASE HELP!!