There is evidence that demonstrates effective communication can reduce organizational conflict and improve supervisor-subordinate relationships. As Mark Chen's management consultant, in this case, recommended to him a strategic management solution for an ongoing communication problem by applying the management functions of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. Your recommendation should emphasize an operational (not theoretical) communication solution showing how it would be implemented. Share your solution with your peers, supporting your recommendation with peer-reviewed literature, and state what the Bible says about planning, organizing, directing, and controlling