An unhealthy working environment affects the production rate and the quality of services or products that determine an organization’s profitability. Employees require positive management and progressive supervision to ensure quality production in a firm (Rolfsen, 2016). I was once involved in a negative situation in a professional environment working as an assistant. My immediate supervisor depicted unprofessionalism and implemented the transactional style of leadership. The individual would quarrel with other staff members on avoidable issues which reduced collaboration and cooperation among employees. During one incident, the supervisor used a confrontational and aggressive approach to condemn employees for not adhering to standard cleanliness within their working vicinity.
I ended up approaching the Human Resource (HR) officer and left the organization after the meeting. It was confusing and intimidating to work with the supervisor as a young professional in a highly competitive organization. However, after thinking through the incident, I considered the action incompetent as different viable solutions could have been considered. The situation could have been handled differently by involving a senior professional in addressing colleagues on similar problems. Consulting an experienced professional could have provided useful insight required to prevail in hostile working environments (Rolfsen, 2016). Alternatively, it would have been wise to directly involve the HR officer in a friendly and interactive meeting.
Professionals need to make decisions with a positive outcome on a career or organization. Achieving positive organizational behavior requires employees to comply with stipulated formalities and procedures in a firm. For instance, conflict resolution involves HR officers considering cultural differences and developing policies that guide behavior against individual beliefs among employees (Rolfsen, 2016). Similarly, positive organizational behavior is critical in maintaining a competitive advantage over other firms.
Reference
Rolfsen, G. D. (2016). How to start changing an unhealthy work environment. TED. Web.