Staying with No - Assignment Example

Staying with no Saying no to people or conditions may be a difficult task because of involved emotions and desires that persuade towards alternative decisions. The same factors, coupled with displeasure, and escalated to higher degree makes it even harder to stay with a ‘no’ decision. One of the situations in which I had to offer a ‘no’ response and which tested my ability to stay with the response was at my work place as a team leader. This position inferred both managerial and leadership roles and meant that I had to occasionally make decisions contrary to my team members’ wishes and expectations.

In a particular instance, I had to assign two members to responsibilities at two different locations. While the two had for a long time worked at the respective locations, one being farther from the organization, and the further located employee having complained, I made a just decision to shuffle the two. The employee who was formerly located close to the station did not appreciate the decision, asked me to reverse it but I said no. She presented many excuses and persuasive advances, later changed her attitude, and threatened to quit work claiming biasness.

She even tried to seek assistance from my seniors to reverse the decision. I however stayed with the no decision. This strained the relationship between the employee and I, and she publicly expressed her dissatisfaction with my leadership abilities. The author’s advice is helpful as it encourages people to stay with no answers by creating awareness of possible reactions to a no answer. The advice makes the negative reactions appear normal and expected, and facilitate their informed management (Lewicki et al, p. 183- 188).

Works citedLewicki, Roy, et al. Negotiation: Readings, Exercises, and Cases. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2010. Print.