When You Need to Maintain a Close Working Relationship with Someone

question 98

Multiple Choice

When you need to maintain a close working relationship with someone to whom you are sending a negative message,you should generally

• A)assume they will handle the news professionally.
• B)analyze the situation carefully.
• C)have someone else deliver the message.
• D)combine the direct and indirect approaches.
• E)delay the message as long as possible.

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Definitions:

Future of the Relationship

Possible outcomes and directions in which a relationship might develop over time.

Level of Trust

The degree of confidence one party has in another's motives, actions, and statements in a relationship or situation.

Authority Ranking

A way of organizing or structuring groups based on a hierarchical system, where individuals have different levels of power, responsibility, and status.

Tit-for-tat

A strategy in game theory and conflict resolution where actions are reciprocated with similar actions, typically in the context of cooperative or retaliatory behavior.