Intern's Deadly Mistake
Your promising intern just accidentally sent confidential merger documents to your biggest competitor, potentially exposing $2.8B in proprietary strategy. As VP of Operations, you have 20 minutes before the board meeting to decide: take the career-ending fall yourself, or expose your intern's fatal error. The decision will haunt someone forever.
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Survivors
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Sarah Martinez, VP of Operations
Conversation Partner
Marcus Chen, Board Chairman
Setting
Executive floor corner office, rain streaking down floor-to-ceiling windows, emergency lights casting harsh shadows
Location
Apex Capital, 47th Floor
Learning Objectives
Choose between sacrificing your career or the intern's
Navigate the confrontation without revealing prior systemic issues
Secure written agreement of chosen outcome before board meeting
About This Scenario
Your promising intern just accidentally sent confidential merger documents to your biggest competitor, potentially exposing $2.8B in proprietary strategy. As VP of Operations, you have 20 minutes before the board meeting to decide: take the career-ending fall yourself, or expose your intern's fatal error. The decision will haunt someone forever.
How It Starts
“Sarah, I just got off the phone with Legal. The board wants a name in the termination document - either yours or the intern's. You have exactly one minute to explain why I shouldn't end your 12-year career right now.”
This is how Marcus Chen, Board Chairman's greeting will start.
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