My boss and I are having some interpersonal problems. He does several things that I find...

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My boss and I are having some interpersonal problems. He does several things that I find really annoying. To start, he is not considerate of my employees or me. I often find myself thinking that I would be reluctant to do the things he does around me that annoy me. Yet he is my boss, so what can I do? He comes in late to the office, after my co-workers and I have been working for a while and have our day planned. Inevitably he'll come in, interrupt, and lay on us a whole new set of priorities for the day. To be fair, he does stay late (we have flexitime in our office), and he has a good reason to be late-he has childcare responsibilities to fulfill on school mornings. But his habit of coming in and interrupting the schedule for our day is really off-putting. By the time I have listened to his concerns, reprioritized my and my staff's work, and gotten back on track, it is almost lunchtime and I feel I have wasted almost a half day trying to respond to his concerns. I'm afraid to confront him-he is a good guy, and it would only put him on the defensive. And it would not really change anything. But I'm also tired of not feeling productive. I just wish he would be a little more sensitive to our situation and be better organized and more aware of our time constraints. Is that asking too much? Questions 1. What is your immediate reaction to the scenario? How would you feel if you were the person writing about this situation? 2. How could this situation have been avoided? 3. What approaches to resolving this conflict are appropriate? 4. What are some things that, if done, would make this approach successful? 5. What are some things to avoid when attempting to resolve this conflict? Why? My boss and I are having some interpersonal problems. He does several things that I find really annoying. To start, he is not considerate of my employees or me. I often find myself thinking that I would be reluctant to do the things he does around me that annoy me. Yet he is my boss, so what can I do? He comes in late to the office, after my co-workers and I have been working for a while and have our day planned. Inevitably he'll come in, interrupt, and lay on us a whole new set of priorities for the day. To be fair, he does stay late (we have flexitime in our office), and he has a good reason to be late-he has childcare responsibilities to fulfill on school mornings. But his habit of coming in and interrupting the schedule for our day is really off-putting. By the time I have listened to his concerns, reprioritized my and my staff's work, and gotten back on track, it is almost lunchtime and I feel I have wasted almost a half day trying to respond to his concerns. I'm afraid to confront him-he is a good guy, and it would only put him on the defensive. And it would not really change anything. But I'm also tired of not feeling productive. I just wish he would be a little more sensitive to our situation and be better organized and more aware of our time constraints. Is that asking too much? Questions 1. What is your immediate reaction to the scenario? How would you feel if you were the person writing about this situation? 2. How could this situation have been avoided? 3. What approaches to resolving this conflict are appropriate? 4. What are some things that, if done, would make this approach successful? 5. What are some things to avoid when attempting to resolve this conflict? Why?

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1 Immediate Reaction My immediate reaction to the scenario is one of empathy for the person writing about their frustration I can understand how their ... View the full answer