Larry Friend is a single parent who is also the senior managing engineer on a major building program at NOLA Company. Keeping up with domestic and job responsibilities is a major struggle for Larry. Today, his supervisor asked him if he would also be this year's United Way chairperson. Larry agreed, provided his supervisor would have someone else do some of Larry's administrative duties. The supervisor agreed to reassign the paperwork. What technique of stress management did Larry employ?

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Larry employed role negotiation by discussing with his supervisor and agreeing to have some of his administrative duties reassigned in order to take on additional responsibilities as the United Way chairperson. This is a form of proactive problem-solving and negotiation to reduce stress and manage workload.

Larry Friend Is a Single Parent Who Is Also the Senior