You are Manager of a small team of 10 colleagues.  During the past nine months the results of the department were not good and there are no bonuses for anyone.  Two weeks ago you received an anonymous letter stating that one of your best employees, pigheaded, but achieving high results and an excellent team-player – Mr. Mlad Salty - has arranged a business trip to a 500 miles distance town, to attend court proceedings against the local municipal administration.  Local newspaper describing how Mr Salty is probably going to win the case was enclosed in the letter.

Earthquake. The Board of Directors has decided to grant additional paid leave of 30 days each employee that provides a document from the municipality stating that his/her property needs overhaul.

Three weeks later, accidentally you see a postcard from a famous resort, situated 600 miles away, sent by same employee to her colleagues.

You are CEO of a large company. At 8:30 this morning - the start of the workday - you have requested a meeting with your Director Human Resources in relation to the recent frequent violations of labor discipline done by his subordinates and himself.

You are manager of a small department.  It’s Tuesday and you are approached by your best employee with a request to allow her to take the next workday – off.  You ask her what she needs that day for.  She shares that she is going to an interview for a new job.

2008 crisis was particularly fierce in the automotive industry.  Sustainable sales increase was the primary task of every producer in this industry... The pricing policy of branded goods has always been a delicate and difficult task because...

U.S. manufacturers decision:
Two of “the three big”companies - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - used the following technique: