Question

If your boss brings a problem to your attention, which is the best way to interact successfully?

A.Explain your coworker’s contribution to the problem.

B.Ask what you can do to fix the problem.

C.Tell your boss you didn’t mean to cause a problem.

D.Convince your boss that there is no problem.

Answer 1

B. Ask what you can do to fix the problem.

Answer 2

The answer is B: Ask what you can do to fix the problem.

In any form of communication between coworkers that addresses a given problem, the most successful interaction will be the one that seeks a way to solve the problem. Proposing a solution or being in a disposition to solve the problem —like in this case— will always be more efficient than any kind of excuse, justification or finger-pointing. Business relationships should always remain constructive for them to be successful.