1. Co-workers not Cooperating By: Jessica Beauchamp, Courtnie Lee, Austin Sadler, Kylie Zollinger

2. Outline  Executive summary  Project description  Methods  Problem  Analyzing the problem  Criteria  Brainstorm  Organize  Implementation  Conclusion  Works cited

3. Executive Summary  The problem that we decided to solve was how to deal with an uncooperative co-worker.  When you deal with this this problem in the workplace it creates tension and bad communication.  With the methods we focus on  The problem and analyzing the problem  Criteria  Organizing our solutions  And implementation of the solution  Implementation is the biggest factor of our solution.  Ask the employee if they need help.  Discuss any problems that they may be having  And talk to them about the importance of cooperation

4. Project description  Our project is going to discuss how to deal with a Un- cooperative coworker, it will also offer many solutions on how to fix this problem.  Our main purpose is to help ease tension in the work place.  Teach people to better communicate and cooperate with co-workers in a workplace.  Creates less discrimination.  An overall happy workplace.

5. Methods  In order for our group to come up with a solution to our problem, we used the reflective thinking process.  It helps us to be open minded and think of all the possibilities.  Stay organized.  Eliminate distractions.  Make meeting time efficient and time productive.

6. Methods: Analyzing the Problem  Analyzed Characteristics, stakeholders, the history, policies and politics, and resources.  Negative Characteristics:  Tense work environment, they get in the way and less is accomplished.  Positive Characteristics:  Get more experience, get job done in own way.  Stakeholders  Everyone involved with the company: employees customers.

7. Methods: Analyzing the Problem Continued…  History Solutions:  Notify the boss, written warning, work probation, required addition training (general)  Policies and Politics:  Rights of the employee, no discrimination,  Resources:  Textbook, online related articles

8. Methods: Criteria  Used to keep solution and realistic  Try to solve the majority of the problem  Everyone keeps their job  Let employee know its important for them to do their job  Show them the consequences  Creates a positive working environment  Better communication  Less discrimination  Ethical interaction

9. Methods: Organize  After brainstorming we narrowed down our list to 6 possible solutions.  We combined ideas that were similar  Eliminated ideas that were not realistic  Then we created a chart to further eliminate solutions.  The solution we came up with  Learn the reasoning behind the uncooperative employee’s behavior to better find out how you can help them cooperate and make sure they know of its importance.

10. Methods: Organize Continued…  Negative consequences to this solution  Won’t tell you what is going on  Might get defensive, feel discriminated against  Solutions to negative consequences  Let them know it is safe to say what is wrong  Explain you are only trying to help  Apply it to the specific situation

11. Methods: Implementation  Asses the problem  Find where the co-worker is lacking  Let them know we want to help and create a positive working environment for everyone  Let them know their cooperation is essential to help the team move forward  After we pinpoint their problem ask them how we can help  Help them understand task at hand or offer to help with personal issue

12. Conclusion  Our purpose for writing this proposal is to find a solution to the problem of having an uncooperative coworker.  Our solution takes into account several concepts on how to fix this problem.  If the uncooperative employee does not want to tell you what is going on.  They get defensive and feels discriminated against.  Ways to cope with them  Let them know that what they say is confidential.  Explain that you are only trying to help.  Make the solution personal, make it specific situation.

13. Works Cited  Alder, Ronald, and Jeanne Elmhorst. Communicating at Work. 10th. New York, New York:  McGraw Hill, 2010. 5, 125,149. Print.  Gilani, Natasha. "Importance of Cooperation in the Workplace." eHow. N.p., 02 Jul 2011. Web. 14 Nov 2011..  Job Outlook 2008 (Bethlehem, PA: National Association of Colleges and Employers), Retrieved August 28, 2009 from www.jobweb.com/studentarticles.aspx?id=1219.  R. Bellinger, “It Takes More than Tech,” Electronic Engineering Times (August 30, 1999), pp. 91-96; and J. M. Napolitano, “Learning to Really Communicate,” Journal of Property Management (March/April 2000), p. 12. L.B. Mauksch, D.C. Dugdale, S. Dodson, and R. Epstein, “Relationship, Communication, and Efficiency in the Medical Encounter: Creating a Clinical Model from a Literature Review,” Archives of Internal Medicine 168:13 (2008), pp. 1387-95.