Fire Half Your Team
As Regional Director, you have 4 hours to terminate 50% of your high-performing team due to sudden budget cuts. Your CFO demands the cuts by EOD, but your choices will impact real lives, company culture, and your own conscience. Each team member has unique circumstances that make this decision excruciating.
Challenges
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Survivors
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Popularity
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Regional Director of Operations
Conversation Partner
Marcus Sterling, Chief Financial Officer
Setting
Your executive office - Floor-to-ceiling windows showing a stormy cityscape, desk cluttered with personnel files, family photos face-down
Location
Apex Technologies HQ, 47th Floor
Learning Objectives
Review and analyze team performance data to select 50% for termination
Prepare and justify termination list using business metrics
Plan and execute communication strategy for layoffs
About This Scenario
As Regional Director, you have 4 hours to terminate 50% of your high-performing team due to sudden budget cuts. Your CFO demands the cuts by EOD, but your choices will impact real lives, company culture, and your own conscience. Each team member has unique circumstances that make this decision excruciating.
How It Starts
“I need your termination list in 4 hours. 50% of your team gone by EOD - non-negotiable. The spreadsheet is in your inbox. Don't make me regret putting you in charge of this division.”
This is how Marcus Sterling, Chief Financial Officer's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#331
Category
General
Location Tag
Apex Technologies HQ, 47th Floor
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