CHALLENGE QUESTIONS

Challenge Questions

Challenge Questions

Introduction

This paper focuses on analyzing the case of Detective Jones, who is working for a long time with the company, but due to some personal and office stress, everyone is feeling change in his behaviour. In this paper, we answered the challenge question based on the facts gathered by Lieutenant Smith, during the interview with Detective Jones.

As an experienced manager, Lieutenant Smith should be cognizant of potential signs of stress. Identify three obvious sources of stress in Detective Jones's life?

As Lieutenant Smith observe in the meeting and listen the potential sign of stress in Detective Jones, he came up with the point that Detective Jones is totally isolated with the high impact of stress in his life which not internally but also directly impacting his image. The major sources of stress what Lieutenant Smith observe are as following:

Detective Jones wife left him six months back, for an officer working in another department of the same company.

This news spread all over the company.

Detective Jones feels injustice as his junior female with less experience working in his department got the promotion.

If Lieutenant Smith suspects that stress is the cause of Detective Jones's problem behavior, should he excuse it? How can Lieutenant Smith and the department help Detective Jones deal with his stress?

Stress is the natural phenomena that if it isolates the person then directly impact his responses and action. Lieutenant Smith suspect that the change in Detective Jones behavior is mainly due the stress which he is facing now and then. He should certainly excuse Detective Jones in this time; as Jones has marvelous reputation in the company, and he is always being dedicated with his work, for which he also rewarded the highest appreciation award. Keeping all this in my Lieutenant Smith should excuse him this time. In order ...