Explain how you would respond if you were Peter at the end of the case.
Peter should have addressed the issue much sooner instead of waiting until the project was so far behind before he decided to take action. Although Peter did not get the outcome he desired, it is evident that the move the out Olds on Crosby’s project full time was better for the company and better for Olds. The consulting project that Crosby was in charge of sounds like it is a bigger deal for the firm than the audit so it in the company’s best interest to have their best people on that project. Since Peter was getting substandard work from Old’s he should make the concession to give up Olds in return for a suitable replacement and could ask for some type of compensation for the concession. Discuss what Palmer could do, if anything, to avoid losing Olds.
Since the Olds has to shift his focus from consulting to auditing when he shows up for work in the afternoon it is causing him to produce lower quality work. It may be better for Palmer to change the work schedule so that Olds isn’t switching functions from morning to night but instead split up his work week so that he is working on one project on certain days and then working on the other project on the rest of the days. This would result in a less stressful situation for Olds since he won’t have to stop what he is doing to change projects midway through the day. Palmer may also find a way to provide more incentives for Olds so that Olds feels valued and has a vested interest in his project. He also should communicate more with Olds to identify what is the best way to keep Olds focused on his project, it may not be baseball tickets or financial incentives that he wants but validation and praise, especially in the form of an excellent employee evaluation that is considered for promotions later.

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