
154 – The Gruff Manager
Purpose/Objectives: A counseling situation is used to focus on the need for
positive human relations skills. Through a multiple-
group role play, participants are asked to demonstrate
their knowledge of human relations and how it may
affect performance. In the case, a manager with a
harsh and insensitive attitude toward his or her
employees is counseled by his or her superior. The role
play creates a situation in which the superior must
describe good human relations techniques and convince
the manager to use them. Five versions of this exercise
are available: Manufacturing, Sales, Finance,
Engineering/Technical, and ...