You have been meeting on a team for the past couple of weeks, and while you really get along well with your teammates, it is clear that very little "work" is getting done at these meetings. The other members enjoy spending time with one another, but with the deadline only three weeks away, you are concerned that the team will have to pull an "all-nighter" to get the project done, and even then, it may not be as good as it could be. What would you do?

1. What is your immediate reaction to the scenario? How would you feel if you were a member of the team writing about this situation?
2. How could this situation have been avoided?
3. What approaches to resolving this conflict are appropriate? Choose one or more of the 5 approaches in Chapter 11.
4. What are some things that, if done, would make this approach successful?
5. What are some things to avoid when attempting to resolve this conflict? Why?