Havery Spector's Storyline Summary

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Havery Spector is an attorney at Pearson Hardman law firm in New York. He is regarded as one of the company’s best deal closers however he does not always achieve this by being ethical, many times he blackmails his clients to sign the deal. Jessica Pearson, the managing partner at Pearson Hardman has promoted becoming the one of the company’s senior partners and now has to hire an associate from Havard Law. During the interviews, he meets Micheal Ross, he finds Ross to be different from the other candidates and he is reminded of himself. Ross has a photographic memory and is able to consume knowledge which impresses Ross. The only problem is that Ross is not a law graduate. Ross was one his way to a drug deal when

There are many reasons for conflict; many people in the workplace have different personalities and also views and beliefs, this can clash and lead to conflict. The factor of poor communication plays a big part as it can lead to misunderstanding because the facts are interrupted in a different way, this can result in deadlines not being met. Change can also lead to conflict, this is seen when Spector has got a promotion and Litt is unhappy with it, there is conflict between both on them. It is also the completion between team members which causes conflict between them. There are two difference types of conflict; functional and dysfunctional conflict. Functional conflict is when the different parties deal with the conflict in a healthy way where they respect each other’s opinions. The outcome is very positive and can to innovation, creativity and also a higher productivity rate. It is vital that both parties listen to each other’s point of view and then they acknowledge the opposing view. The outcome of functional conflict is; it can create awareness of the problem which can then be solved, team members can consider a new rage on ideas and it can clear any misconceptions that were there. Dysfunctional conflict is normally cased because of people’s misconceptions, their ambitions and egos and also them not wanting to compromise. The conflict between Sepector and Litt is seen as dysfunctional, both of their egos get in the way and they also refuse to compromise. The main cause of dysfunctional conflict is mainly a misunderstanding and miscommunication. The manger has to step in if the situation has an impact on the productivity, like Pearson had to step in with Litt and Spector, she has to call them to her office and make them resolve the issue. This is called compromising and the manager had to find an acceptable solution to satisfy both