Discussion A: · Read Incident: Motivating and Maintaining Morale During Downsizing on p. 273 of Nkomo, Fottler, and McAfee. · Select of the following five possible solutions on which to conduct research: o Termination o Coaching and counseling for behavior modification o Training for new skills o Demotion o Transfer Write a ( ) evaluation of the potential solutions you researched and a recommendation for a policy to handle similar situations. In your evaluation include the strengths and weaknesses of both solutions. Also include a description of any assumptions you made about the case when evaluating your solutions. Support your evaluation with proper citations from this weeks Learning Resources and additional resources from the Internet. Based on your evaluation, make a recommendation for policies the firm should have in place in the future. Discussion B: · Review the section on Management Leadership Development in Chapter 9 of the Mathis text. · Identify skills you would like to strengthen and explain why these areas would help you supervise your new team. Write a response of which indicates the skills you would like to develop. In your response, you will need to justify your selection of these skills. Explain why these skills are important in enabling you to supervise your team.
