You are a child care and education program director.  Chris and Karen are teachers in your center.  Chris just began working at the center, and as a recent college graduate, she has had little hands-on experience.  She has a lot of questions and frequently needs help figuring out what to do.  Karen has been with the center for many years.  much long than any of the other teachers.  She knows the program very well and functions reliably with little supervision.  This morning, Chris and Karen got into an argument about shich group should be using the playground.  They could not settle the argument themselves, so they brought the problem to you. 1.  How should you handle the conflict between Chris and Karen? 2.  If the entire staff was like Chris (new and inexperienced), which managment style would most likely serve you best?  Why? 3.  If the entire staff was like Karen (very experienced and well versed in the program), which management style would most likely serve you best? Why?

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You are a child care and education program director.  Chris and Karen are teachers in your center.  Chris just began working at the center, and as a recent college graduate, she has had little hands-on experience.  She has a lot of questions and frequently needs help figuring out what to do.  Karen has been with the center for many years.  much long than any of the other teachers.  She knows the program very well and functions reliably with little supervision.  This morning, Chris and Karen got into an argument about shich group should be using the playground.  They could not settle the argument themselves, so they brought the problem to you.

1.  How should you handle the conflict between Chris and Karen?

2.  If the entire staff was like Chris (new and inexperienced), which managment style would most likely serve you best?  Why?

3.  If the entire staff was like Karen (very experienced and well versed in the program), which management style would most likely serve you best? Why?

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You are a child care and education program director. Chris and Karen are teachers in your center. Chris just began working at the center, and as a recent college graduate, she has had little hands-on experience. She has a lot of questions and frequently needs help figuring out what to do. Karen has been with the center for many years, much longer than any of the other teachers. She knows the program very well and functions reliably with little supervision. This morning, Chris and Karen got into an argument about which group should be using the playground. They could not settle the argument themselves, so they brought the problem to you.

1. How should you handle the conflict between Chris and Karen?

2. If the entire staff was like Chris (new and inexperienced), which management style would most likely serve you best? Why?

3. If the entire staff was like Karen (very experienced and well versed in the program), which management style would most likely serve you best? Why?

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