Problem Solving Skills APA format paper- This assignment is based on a personal issue I am trying to resolve with getting paid from a company in Ukraine that disappeared after the war started. I have

Monitoring and Managing the Solution

Key Variables

• No communication

• War In Ukraine

Selecting Appropriate Level of monitoring

• Fist it required daily monitoring

• Progressed to every other day monitoring

• Currently has become weekly monitoring

Involve Others With The Process

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I have tried to contact my boss

• Tried contacting the company Human Resources

• Reached out to Law Enforcement

Be Persistent

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I will continue to be persistent

Make Corrections promptly

• Research more in depth on communications with Ukrainian business contacts

Verifying the Solution

Define Success

Success for my end goal would be the ability to get in touch with someone from my company to see

what is going on and my future with this company because I like the job and the boss I work for

Test The Solution

• Worst Case Scenario by lack of communication and difficulty reaching company at all I will have

to consider moving on to another company

Avoid the Problem In the Future

• Do not work for another company outside of the US

Take Credit For Your Success

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I am learning how to navigate a job based in another country and a country that is also at war

Using Adaptive Techniques

Consider When To Use Adaptive Techniques

• My problem seems to be full of needing adaptive techniques

• All intuition, common sense, and logic need to be used

Manage by Exception

• Getting to the root of whether or not I am still employed because I am receiving a paycheck or

the company is no longer and I need to start looking for opportunities elsewhere

Stagger Your Decisions

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I could start making incremental decisions like looking for another job and creating a back up

plan

Hedge Your Bets

• The statement above about looking for other jobs and coming up with a backup plan I think falls

in this category

Delay or defer a solution

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I am still getting an income so that gives me the opportunity to take some more time to figure

the solution out

Developing Ethical Solutions

Identify ethical issues

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I am dealing with ethics because I am still getting paid for a job I have no accountability for

Compare Costs and Benefits

• Benefits are that I still have an income

• Costs is getting paid for no accountability feels wrong

• Solution would be to at least find out what or who to call in Ukraine to get answers

Consider Other People

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I fell like I am doing my absolute best to figure out the solution to the problem

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I am doing my best to consider my company

Serve Broad Interests

• My entire organization is affected by this and war

Be True To Yourself

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I am being true to myself by the constant effort to do the right thing for my conscience and the

organization