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BALANCED PRIORITIES

Katie Callahan

Balanced Priorities

GB580M3

May 2020

BALANCED PRIORITIES

Three Conflicts

There are three conflicts that will be examined in this paper based on the FLIGBY

simulation.

Ellen/Rebecca

The first conflict is between Ellen and Rebecca over Ellen’s position as the facilitator in

the management meeting regarding Turul Winery’s vision and strategic goals. The current vision

of the winey was changed when the old GM was working and many of the current staff feels that

the vision does not make sense to the type of business they want to run. Therefore, management

has a meeting to come up with a better vision for the company overall. While Rebecca is one of

the only employees who feels the original vision works for where they want to take the company,

Ellen is one of the employees with the strongest opinions that it does not work. Ellen reports

directly to Rebecca and has been with the company the longest. Rebecca feels that because Ellen

has been there the longest that her ideas are outdated and they need to move on without Ellen.

So, having Ellen take on an active role in the meeting makes Rebecca angry.

Rebecca/Alex

The second conflict is between Rebecca and Alex over a decision to discontinue a lower

end wine the company is producing and focusing specifically on the higher end ones. Alex found

out that Rebecca had a discussion with a vendor to sell the Turuliscious wine in their line of

restaurants and sought the guidance of the GM. Alex argued that the lower end trendy wine

would not support the strategic plan already agreed upon and would lower the winery’s

reputation. He argued the amount of money earned from this sale doesn’t hold enough worth and

their focus needs to remain on the high-end wines. Rebecca feels that the cheaper wines can

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BALANCED PRIORITIES 1 Katie Callahan Balanced Priorities GB580M3 May 2020 BALANCED PRIORITIES 2 Three Conflicts There are three conflicts that will be examined in this paper based on the FLIGBY simulation. Ellen/Rebecca The first conflict is between Ellen and Rebecca over Ellen’s position as the facilitator in the management meeting regarding Turul Winery’s vision and strategic goals. The current vision of the winey was changed when the old GM was working and many of the current staff feels that the vision does not make sense to the type of business they want to run. Therefore, management has a meeting to come up with a better vision for the company overall. While Rebecca is one of the only employees who feels the original vision works for where they want to take the company, Ellen is one of the employees with the strongest opinions that it does not work. Ellen reports directly to Rebecca and has been with the company the longest. Rebecca feels that because Ellen has been there the longest that her ideas are outdated and they need to move on without Ellen. So, having Ellen take on an active role in the meeting makes Rebecca angry. Rebecca/Alex The second conflict is between Rebecca and Alex over a decision to discontinue a lower end wine the company is producing and focusing specifically on the higher end ones. Alex found out that Rebecca had a discussion with a vendor to sell the Turuliscious wine in their line of restaurants and sought the guidance of the GM. Alex ...
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