BMAL 570 Forgiveness

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Running head: FORGIVENESS 1 Forgiveness BMAL 570 Liberty University

FORGIVENESS 2 The article of Sam and John could represent any two people in any organization. More often than not there are misunderstandings, disagreements, and an unwillingness to admit or to relent to the possibility the opposition may be right and just in their actions. In the case of John and Sam, each individual thought there was nothing wrong with what they were doing. Sam was furious at the thought of being reprimanded for doing what others before him had done. To further exacerbate the situation, John was the “new guy” and did not fully understand the way things worked and operated. Interestingly, Sam, believing he was right, failed to see John’s position of enforcing or adhering to company policy. Sam professed he was just doing his job and it was common practice for drivers to stop, leave the truck running, and get a snack (Hess, & Cameron, 2006, p. 174). John believed in following rules, regulations, and policy and felt that it was his responsibility to enforce them. In John’s zealous endeavor to establish himself within the organization he failed to consider the consequences of his actions. As a result, he undermined the leadership of other departments and portrayed the members as being rogue. On the other hand, Sam failed to consider the consequences of relaxing the standards and failed to enforce policy. Sam’s failure only encouraged and fostered a lackadaisical and lethargic attitude towards policy and resulted in lowering established standards. This incident has another dimension and sets the stage for future interaction. According to Wallace, attitudes are oppositional stances that induce friction into relationships. This is a way of standing up for oneself and establishing boundaries (Wallace, 2019 p. 548-549). Again, John believed he was enforcing company policy by reprimanding Sam for leaving his truck unattended and Sam believed he was justified in filing a grievance against John for singling him out for something that was common practice. In an article on understanding forgiveness, the

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