Question

your project team has reached a point where a major output of your work needs to be shared with other key people within the organization. Your supervisor appoints you to act as a representative for the team along with a peer appointed from another functional area. Chris, a member of your project team, told your supervisor that he wanted the job. Chris also told some team members that he didn't think you were the right person for the job. The best thing for you to do is to:

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "D": tell Chris that you are sorry that things did not work out as he had hoped and that you would appreciate his support to help assure success.

Explanation:

As the new project manager, you should act professionally demonstrating an attitude that reflects your supervisors made the right decision by choosing you. Unfortunately, Chris disagrees with you being the new project manager because he wanted that position. Then, we should show Chris how sorry you feel about him not being selected but you should let him know that his help is needed so the goals of the team can be achieved. If suitable, you can even name Chris as your second-in-command in front of your absence to earn his confidence in you.

Answer 2

a- inform your supervisor of the situation and ask him to speak with Chris.

b- perform the job you were assigned and hope that Chris will eventually accept the situation.

c- tell Chris that your supervisor appointed you to the job and ask him to stop speaking badly about you to the team.

d- tell Chris that you are sorry that things did not work out as he had hoped and that you would appreciate his support to help assure success.

Answer:

d- tell Chris that you are sorry that things did not work out as he had hoped and that you would appreciate his support to help assure success.

Explanation:

The best thing for you to do is to talk to Chris in a good way about the situation to help clarify everything with him as you have to work together and if the situation is not addressed, it can cause major problems. Because of that, the answer is to tell Chris that you are sorry that things did not work out as he had hoped and that you would appreciate his support to help assure success as that will help him see that you understand his point of view and you need his help to be able to be able to perform well which can help to change his position.

The other options are not right as informing your supervisor of the situation will not help to solve it as Chris already talked to him, perform the job you were assigned and hope that Chris will eventually accept the situation can result on him affecting the job and telling Chris that your supervisor appointed you to the job and ask him to stop speaking badly about you to the team can generate a conflict.