Cross-Cultural Role-Play:

Phoenix, The

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Sheila Heen and Michael Moffitt, based on a case by Doug Stone

Two-party negotiation between the director of a county tutoring program and a tutor regarding pay, work conditions, and job performance; ethnic differences are an issue

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SCENARIO:

The "Phoenix Program" is an elementary school tutoring program based in an inner-city Minneapolis neighborhood. The co-founder and director of the program is disappointed with one of the tutors, because the tutor does not have adequate Spanish-language skills and does not seem to be working as hard as the other tutors. The tutor believes that the director is unappreciative and difficult to work with, but feels entitled to a raised and has called a meeting in order to ask for one.

This simulation raises issues around shared and differing interests, partisan perceptions, racial and cultural sensitivity, and the dynamics of difficult conversations.

 

Teacher's Package includes:

Confidential instructions for:

  • Director
  • Tutor
  • No Teaching Note available

Phoenix, The Attributes

Time required: 30 minutes - 1 hour
Number of participants: 2
Teams involved: No
Agent present: None
Neutral third party present: None
Scoreable: No
Teaching notes available: No