Imagine that you are leading a group that is launching a new product for your company. It is your job to review the final reports. When doing so, you find that one of your employees has made an error in the production timeline. If this is not corrected, the product will not launch on time.

Question

Imagine that you are leading a group that is launching a new product for your company. It is your job to review the final reports. When doing so, you find that one of your employees has made an error in the production timeline. If this is not corrected, the product will not launch on time.

What is the BEST thing a leader can do in this situation?
(1 point)
Fire the employee that made the error so they can be dealt with appropriately.
Arrange a meeting with employees and focus on fixing
the error.
Point out the error in front of the whole team and ask
who is responsible.
Say nothing so to avoid humiliating the employee who
made the mistake.

Answer 1

Arrange a meeting with employees and focus on fixing the error. This approach allows for open communication and collaboration to solve the problem without singling out or humiliating the employee who made the mistake. It is important for a leader to address issues within the team constructively and supportively.