Your Team Has Experienced an Increase in Absenteeism in the Past

question 69

Multiple Choice

Your team has experienced an increase in absenteeism in the past six weeks. In the meeting to define the problem, George recommends that personal leave days be abolished. The group ignores that suggestion but instead decides to fire all employees who are absent starting Monday. What went wrong in the decision-making process?

• A) The first acceptable solution was accepted.
• B) The problem was stated as part of the solution.
• C) The problem was stated too explicitly.
• D) The information about the problem was based on speculation.

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Definitions:

Evidence

Information or signs that support the truth or validity of a belief, argument, or claim.

Testimonial

A formal statement or written declaration testifying to someone's character, qualifications, or the quality of a product or service.

Modest Persona

A representation or character that displays humility and does not seek excessive attention, often used in literary or theatrical contexts to depict virtue.

Culture

The social behavior, norms, knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by people as members of a society.