CONF 300 Lecture 2: Five Responses to Conflict
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Joni and ben join forces to start a business making hanging wooden baskets. The gardening store in their community is willing to buy every basket that they make. Joni is trying to save money for university, so she is keen to ramp up production and work full throttle through the spring and summer. Lately, joni feels that ben has been slacking off leaving her with the lion"s share of the work. Ben feels that he is doing as much as he can, but since he joined a band his time is limited. Ben still wants to be an active partner in the business. Identify the problem, brainstorm solutions, and pick the best solution. Problem: joni feels like ben is not doing his share of the work. She wants to focus on increasing production, whereas ben wants to split his time between his two responsibilities.