Problem
Role Play Seeking Advice Script.
Scenario
You have been working diligently to implement the planned downsizing response and determine the most ethical ways to establish a proposed list of the 200 workers to be dismissed.
You have concluded that these 200 staff members should be either:
a) The latest 200 employees hired by the organization, or
b) The 200 employees with the lowest performance score
Prior to settling on this sensitive matter, you are to seek advice from a trusted colleague and advisor to:
a) Get his/her opinion
b) Identify objections or rationalisations that could be encountered for both options highlighted above
c) Discuss the possible responses to these objections.