Assume you are the HR director in the organization described in this unit’s vignette.

• How should you approach this situation? Which of the two leaders should you talk to, and why?
• What points, ideas, or other information might you use to approach one or both of the leaders you have to work with in dealing with this situation?
• What might be some of the pitfalls and what are some of the risks in failing to follow guidelines in the employee manual?