The ways in which managers deal with—or fail to deal with—drama and negativity in the workplace have far-reaching effects on the overall organizational culture. The average professional spends a significant portion of their lives in the workplace, so it would be sensible to ensure that it is as enjoyable an experience as possible. Although many people “put up with” toxic work environments, they also frequently leave those environments to be treated better. For those who stay, it can be expected that they would be less committed and connected to their job. Instead of thinking of ways to innovate or cut costs, they might spend their mental energy imagining what they will be doing on their next vacation. Leaders who strive to create a drama-free workplace do their part to avoid that outcome.

In this Discussion, you will recall an instance of workplace drama or negativity you’ve observed or experienced. You will then analyze the manager’s role in the experience and develop specific, behavioral suggestions for ways that same manager could have responded to foster a more positive overall environment.

 

BY DAY 3

Post an analysis of the role of a manager in influencing workplace culture and formulate some recommended managerial action steps for addressing drama and negativity and improving the workplace culture. Specifically:

• Describe, in detail, the situation involving workplace drama and/or negativity.
• Interpret the manager’s role in either fueling or permitting the drama or negativity.
• Explain how the manager might have behaved differently and propose some recommendations for the manager to foster a more positive, drama-free work environment going forward.  

Refer to the Week 3 Discussion Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this grading rubric to assess your work.

Read some of your colleagues’ postings.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Review the resources from this week focusing on creating a drama-free workplace.
• Identify an example—from your own experience—either of a workplace that was characterized by drama or negativity, or a singular incident involving drama or negativity that was poorly handled by management.
• Also consider the role of the manager in the situation. 

Resources: 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/functioning-flourishing/201911/is-workplace-drama-wearing-you-down

 

• Write a 3-4-page paper on the historical tenets of the transcendentalism movement. Make sure you show correlation/contrast of transcendentalism to the Christianity viewpoint.
• Requirements: 3-4-page paper, APA format. Each paper submitted in this course must have a title page and a reference page. You are expected to reference and cite a minimum of three scholarly sources in each paper. APA 7th Edition must be followed. One scripture can be used as one of your sources

 Answer the following questions in 250-300 words 

• What would your family say your temperament was like as a baby? Were you “easy going,” difficult to keep content, or “slow to warm up?”  
• Which personality traits of your childhood have remained with you through adulthood?   
• As you think about how you became the person you are today, distinguish between traits you believe you obtained from your family versus traits you think your environment shaped. Share at least one example from your life.  
• We know that specific cultures value certain personality traits. Could parents alter the personality of their newborn to make them be more socially desirable as adults by influencing the development of these traits through genes or environment? How might they do this? 

REFERENCE:

https://youtu.be/P2SxoBj3daM  (A Childs temperament)

https://youtu.be/D-icWG1J2ME  (Navigating a child temperament.

During and before the Apollo program years at NASA, it was the primary government
organization involved in all space technology decisions. Since the Space Shuttle Program,
NASA has been reinvented. It transformed from a closed system with a hierarchy that develops
its technologies internally, to an open and collaborative network that promotes innovation and
collaboration with other public and private organizations. NASA has become more
interdependent.

– Using the Moon to Mars Mission (Artemis-Orion), describe this new collaborative approach at
NASA 

 

Requirements

must be grounded in appropriate, adequate, and timely academic literature, either scholarly journal articles from Google Scholar or your online library.(within the last five years).

• A minimum of 5 articles (not webpages) under 5 years old ( so 2018 or after for date of publication), either scholarly journal articles from Google Scholar will be used in article creation, and the sources used should represent the best available on the topic.

• APA 7th edition Reference Page. the format must be correctly applied
• https://guides.centralpenn.edu/APA7th/format

Elements of Annotated Bibliography

• APA 7th Title Page-    
• See Step-by-step guidelines for the paper set. up
• Numbered pages in the upper right-hand corner (begin numbering with the title page)
• APA formatted reference list (begin on a new page)
• Annotation(s) of source(s) included in the reference list

Format

• Place the annotation directly below the associated reference entry
• Double-space space entire annotation, including the reference. Do not place any additional spaces in between entries.
• Indent the annotation by 5 in. (one tab key) from the left margin. If you have more than one paragraph, indent the second and subsequent paragraphs an additional 0.5 inches.
• Arrange the entries in alphabetical order (unless otherwise instructed)

Components of an Annotation

• Provide a critical summary of the source listed in the reference
• Length is generally five to seven sentences
• Consider SEAR (Summarize, Evaluate, Assess, and Reflect) when writing your
  • Summarize the main idea of the source (two to four sentences).
  • Evaluate and Assess the source for its credibility, objectivity, reliability, and currency. Compare it to the other sources used in your bibliography (one to two sentences).
  • Reflect on the usefulness and relevancy of this source to your topic (one to two sentences).
• You do not need to provide in-text citations for the work being annotated, as the origin of the source is listed directly above the annotation.