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1. Group Confidentiality

   Resolution of the Conflict between Lucy and Alejandro

   Differences between Luc and Alejandro as well as between Lucy and other group members need to be reduced or resolved. Resolution conflict should include reducing incompatible differences in terms of identity, preferences, beliefs or values (Carton & Tewfik, 2017). Lucy’s perception that she has an obligation to be concerned and care for Alejandro’s son needs to be changed. Besides, her perception that she should not hide anything from her husband ought to be addressed. She ought to acknowledge that’s she is obliged to maintain confidentiality and privacy of her physical and mental health issues and that of others in the group. However, she has a right to share her health and mental health issues with anyone but she should not link or associate herself to anyone in the group as she reveals her personal information. Lucy should be made to release, regardless of her closeness or relations with others, they are considered as a third party.

               Alejandro’s concerns about breach of confidentiality and privacy rules by Lucy should be acknowledged. Each member in the group has right to confidentiality and privacy and personal information should not be shared with a third party without their consent (Demirsoy & Kirimlioglu, 2016). Lucy should be educated and informed about the impact and the damage that breach of privacy and confidentiality of personal information of any group member. Besides, she should be made to see the damage that her actions has had on Alejandro and be made to apologize to Alejandro and the group for that. Her action may ruin trust among group members and lead to dissolution of the group before treatment goals are made.

   Continuing Group Dialogue

               Yes, Barry, Monty, Jennifer, and Sung have more to say.

   Group Leader: Lucy, even if we did not sign anything that is legally binding, in group therapy, the right and confidentiality of each and every member is given. Each member is fully responsible for protecting confidentiality and privacy of personal information of any members. In simple terms, what is discussed here should not be discussed with anyone outside this group.

   Lucy: I regret my action. I do apologize to Alejandro and the group. I have only shared Alejandro’s personal information with my husband, which has been unfortunately shared with Alejandro’s wife and the kid. Barry, I have not shared your personal information with anyone and will not do so now or in the future.

   Alejandro: I do accept the apology. My trust on the group has been improved.

   Montgomery: I am now relieved. I was worried that I was about to lose my job.

   Lucy: Montgomery, yes, you need not to worry.

   Barry: Lucy, as you have said let me trust you. My son should not learn about this.

   Sung: I strongly recommend that each member of this group should protect right to confidentiality of each and every group member so that we can share freely without fear of repercussions. For example, I am afraid of not getting a boyfriend.

   Jones: I did share my bad history with my children. But, in respect of confidentiality and privacy of personal information, I will not share any information shared here with anyone.

   Group Leader: I do thank everyone here for recognizing the need to protect the right to privacy and confidentiality of personal information. In that way, we will have free and open dialogue that can help each and anyone of us to resolve mental, social and psychological issues they are facing. We should work as a group to achieve treatment goals and improve our wellbeing. Thank you for understanding.

    

    

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Assessing Risk and Reward

The Nissan Motor Company is one of the leading automobile makers in the world. The Japanese carmaker has primarily enjoyed a successful run, allowing it to enter various regional and international markets such as the United States. However, the changing business environment was not favorable to the company in 2019. Notably, the cooperation recorded losses amounting to 7.8%. The experience pushed the management into making tough decisions, requiring almost all of its North American workforce to go for unpaid leaves.

In late 2019, the company announced that the decline in sales necessitated a two-day unpaid leave for the North American workers. The stated days for the vacation were January 2 and 3^rd    (Chicago Tribune, 2019).  Notably, this move was a crucial decision for the company because of its conflicting impacts. Whereas on the positive side, it could help the firm minimize expenses, it threatened to affect the public perception of the company regarding employee welfare.

The rewards for the decision involved cutting expenses by not paying the workers on leave, which eventually would translate into reduced expenses. Another reward was that the decision could allow the company to optimize performance by evaluating employee performances then developing new milestones. However, on the low side, the company risked affecting its public image and brand name, especially in the North American market. As per Chakravorti (2010), the way an organization treats its employees influences the firm’s public perception. Thus, Nissan risked eliciting a negative public perception. With a distorted public image, the company could fail to revive its declining sales.

I would have advised the management of Nissan to utilize the Predictive Analytic perspective in determining the right decision to take. Ideally, the approach tries to predict what might happen in the future if particular decisions or actions are undertaken at the moment (Traymbak & Aggarwal, 2019). Looking at the situation at Nissan, the company needed to develop a goal such as increasing sales. After that, they would have made decisions aimed at realizing the set goal. In this regard, the predicted outcome could give the management an overview of whether more risks existed or significant rewards could be realized.

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