My company decides to merge with another to be more financially stable, but in the process it appears best to downsize our current staff. This is an adaptive challenge identified by which archetype?
A) Gap Between Espoused Values and Behaviors
B) Competing Commitments
C) Work Avoidance
D) Speaking the Unspeakable

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The situation described involves a conflict between the value of maintaining current staff and the commitment to improve financial stability through the merger. This conflict represents competing commitments, which are driving forces that pull individuals or groups in different directions and create resistance to change. Therefore, this situation is an adaptive challenge identified by the Competing Commitments archetype.

My Company Decides to Merge with Another to Be More