This group has been working as a team for about four weeks. They have had some successes, but also some terrible times. John and Mary just cannot get their act together. Rob and Ted have tried to mediate, but it has gotten worse. 1. If all else fails what will be your alternative plan? 2. What course of action will you take if you cant get all parties to cooperate? 3. Once you get all parties back on track and focused, what will be the final resolution? 4. What will be the follow-up plan?

MARY: I have just given up on this group. Every time we have an assignment, people just listen to John. I cant figure out why. He may be smart, and he has some experience, but he is just incapable of getting things organized. Plus, he does not seem to care about this class. I am the one who does all the first drafts. I am the one who calls for meetings. I am the one who checks with the professor about how we should do the assignment.

JOHN: Mary is so far out of touch it is not real. She just wants to push. Ive been out in the work world for 10 years. What matters is not just the classes, but attending lots of info sessions with companies, and networking with people. Mary wants to be a kid in school. Shes only 26 years old, and does not have much experience with the business she just worked in publishing! Ive worked on Wall Street. Get real! In real life, you do the work you have to do when you have to do it.

MARY: John says hes the one with experience!? Yeah, but he cant write worth a damn. He thinks that just because he worked in some famous companies, he knows the answer. He just wants everyone to listen to him. Whats the point in being here if you are not going to do the work?! He just cant stand that I am always three steps ahead of him. He cant stand when I point out inconsistencies in his argument. Then, he gets us all off track and wants me to do all the last-minute editing of his ideas, which are badly reasoned, to begin with.