Interpersonal Conflict Between Eden And Abrams

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Pressure of deadlines is one of the most important factors that led to interpersonal conflict between Eden and Abrams. While Eden’s main objective is to deliver the product on time, Abrams has a time strain on using the machine. He can only use it when the subcontractors are not and as you can see, this can lead to Eden interrupting constantly on Abrams while in the middle of a train of thought. This has been happening for a while and understanding the way of work of each person is important to motivate the person, and more when that person could possibly be a technical star. Pressure for deadlines is a key aspect in almost all jobs, but because of Eden’s background, it is crucial for him to understand exactly in what stage of the process they …show more content…
For a person that could be considered a technical star, having someone who didn’t trust his work, interrupted him constantly, was a factor of stress rather than relief, had low tolerance to uncertainty and worried more about the project instead of the person, became a horrible combination. Bill Eden continuously supervised Abrams’ work and became an undesirable person for Abrams. Having a combination of time pressure with a hard job and constant supervision will only lead to a ticking bomb if not managed the correct way. Eden could have made a different approach towards Abrams to motivate and bring together the project but to accomplish this their personal background and characteristics should have been understood. This leads us towards their different personal …show more content…
During the whole case the attitude of both Eden and Abrams was the wrong one. Both were predisposed toward each other’s actions and a bad attitude will neglect the possibility of having a good reaction towards other people. In Abrams case, as we have seen before how the lack of communication combined with the wrong attitude created the conflict regarding the name of the computer contractor. Eden’s attitude towards Abram was also the wrong one as he failed to acknowledge the importance of Abrams in the team and kept interrupting Abrams every time the machine was

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