After you have served two years as manager of the sales team, the director of your company appoints a new deputy manager. Although you have been able to work together, your impressions of her are negative - you find her arrogant and disloyal.
The director has now considered sending her on a course that would create an opportunity for her relocation to a different position within the company. However, it would also speed up her promotion.
What would you do? RANK ORDER all responses (1=most effective to
4=least effective).
A. Since this course is likely to result in the relocation of the deputy manager, you approve her participation in the course.
B. You contact your director immediately and ask that she be relocated to a different position, more suited to her capabilities.
C. You veto her participation in the course and discuss it with her. You express your concerns and you try to work out your differences. You update your director.
D. You approve her participation in the course since it was offered by the director. However, you voice your concerns to the director.
C → D → B → A
D → A → B → C
A → D → B → D
B → D → C → A
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.