Case Study-AppraisalIt had been one hour since Phil Lee, a long-time professor at Conseco College (Conseco), had left KarenHessle's office to cycle home and questions still swirled in Hessle's head. The department chair ofcomputer studies wondered what to do about Lee's unusual and erratic behavior.CONVERSATION WITH JULIE LEEHessle decided to call Lee's wife, Julie, to ask whether she had observed Lee's unusual behavior. Hessleand Julie had no previous relationship and had never met. Julie informed her that Lee suffered frombipolar disorder, a mental illness. Currently, Lee was in a state of mania, and this was the cause of hisuncharacteristic behavior. Hessle explained that Lee had stopped taking his medication.Julie Lee was appreciative of the call and explained that, over the past month, her husband had gonethrough quite a serious manic episode. Julie also explained that Lee had been claiming that everythingat work was fine. Julie thanked Hessle and left the conversation, saying that she would take care ofthings.The phone call was out of character for Hessle since she had never called a family member about anemployee's performance before. Despite her reservations that there could be some repercussions fromthis decision, Hessle believed this was the responsible action, given her relationship with Lee and theclose-knit environment within the department.BIPOLAR DISORDERHessle had experience dealing with a variety of unusual circumstances at work but thought that, for Lee'ssafety, she should step outside her typical managerial boundaries and do some research about Lee'sdisorder.Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shiftsin a person's mood, energy and ability to function. It is an illness that affects the mood of an individual,causing larger shifts in behavior than that of an average individual.' Studies have shown that one in fiveCanadians will be affected by a mental illness during their lives.? Also, more than 10 per cent of theadult population will suffer from the depressive side of this illness.' By 2020, it was estimated thatdepressive illnesses would become the second leading cause of disease burden worldwide and theleading cause in developed countries like Canada.Bipolar disorder is characterized by prolonged and dramatic mood swings with two extremes: mania anddepression. The symptoms of mania are increased energy, excessively high or euphoric mood,distractibility and increased sexual drive, among other things. For depression, the symptoms are anxiety,lasting sadness, feelings of guilt or helplessness, decreased energy and, potentially, thoughts of suicide.Bipolar disorder can be treated effectively with a variety of drugs called "mood stabilizers." Thesedrugs can be extremely effective in controlling episodes of mania or depression when they are takencontinuously. Therefore, it is possible for people with this disease to work and adjust to everyday life.WHAT TO D0?Hessle now understood Lee's uncharacteristic behavior, but what should she do next? Explain somestrategies and appraisal methods Hessle can use in order to improve and evaluate performance andbehavior of Lee at workplace?

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Case Study-AppraisalIt had been one hour since Phil Lee, a long-time professor at Conseco College (Conseco), had left KarenHessle's office to cycle home and questions still swirled in Hessle's head. The department chair ofcomputer studies wondered what to do about Lee's unusual and erratic behavior.CONVERSATION WITH JULIE LEEHessle decided to call Lee's wife, Julie, to ask whether she had observed Lee's unusual behavior. Hessleand Julie had no previous relationship and had never met. Julie informed her that Lee suffered frombipolar disorder, a mental illness. Currently, Lee was in a state of mania, and this was the cause of hisuncharacteristic behavior. Hessle explained that Lee had stopped taking his medication.Julie Lee was appreciative of the call and explained that, over the past month, her husband had gonethrough quite a serious manic episode. Julie also explained that Lee had been claiming that everythingat work was fine. Julie thanked Hessle and left the conversation, saying that she would take care ofthings.The phone call was out of character for Hessle since she had never called a family member about anemployee's performance before. Despite her reservations that there could be some repercussions fromthis decision, Hessle believed this was the responsible action, given her relationship with Lee and theclose-knit environment within the department.BIPOLAR DISORDERHessle had experience dealing with a variety of unusual circumstances at work but thought that, for Lee'ssafety, she should step outside her typical managerial boundaries and do some research about Lee'sdisorder.Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shiftsin a person's mood, energy and ability to function. It is an illness that affects the mood of an individual,causing larger shifts in behavior than that of an average individual.' Studies have shown that one in fiveCanadians will be affected by a mental illness during their lives.? Also, more than 10 per cent of theadult population will suffer from the depressive side of this illness.' By 2020, it was estimated thatdepressive illnesses would become the second leading cause of disease burden worldwide and theleading cause in developed countries like Canada.Bipolar disorder is characterized by prolonged and dramatic mood swings with two extremes: mania anddepression. The symptoms of mania are increased energy, excessively high or euphoric mood,distractibility and increased sexual drive, among other things. For depression, the symptoms are anxiety,lasting sadness, feelings of guilt or helplessness, decreased energy and, potentially, thoughts of suicide.Bipolar disorder can be treated effectively with a variety of drugs called &#34;mood stabilizers.&#34; Thesedrugs can be extremely effective in controlling episodes of mania or depression when they are takencontinuously. Therefore, it is possible for people with this disease to work and adjust to everyday life.WHAT TO D0?Hessle now understood Lee's uncharacteristic behavior, but what should she do next? Explain somestrategies and appraisal methods Hessle can use in order to improve and evaluate performance andbehavior of Lee at workplace?

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Case Study-Appraisal It had been one hour since Phil Lee, a long-time professor at Conseco College (Conseco), had Hessle's office to cycle home and questions still swirled in Hessle's head. The departmer computer studies wondered what to do about Lee's unusual and erratic behavior.