As an Early Childhood Administrator, staff will often come to you because of problems that they have with other staff.  As the person in charge, my natural instinct is to resolve the matter.  However, I must always remind myself to ask first if they have discussed this with their co-worker.  We all deserve the professional courtesy to have a chance to try to work things out with our co-worker, before management is brought in.  This is also an ethical manner. 

NAEYC Code of Ethics:

P-3A.2—When we have concerns about the professional

behavior of a co-worker, we shall first let that person

know of our concern in a way that shows respect for

personal dignity and for the diversity to be found

among staff members, and then attempt to resolve the

matter collegially and in a confidential manner.