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company. Generations is a clothing factory with one location in the
Northeastern portion
of the United States. Being newly promoted, Paul was afforded a
significant amount of
training, development and mentoring. The Human Resource
department created with Paul
and his manager, James Bausch (Jim), a developmental plan. The plan
outlined the
competencies needed to be successful on the job and the focus of
training and education
in order to achieve mastery in these necessary skills and abilities. Paul
was one of two
supervisors on the recently enhanced second shift. Due to an average
15% growth in
business in the past three years, management decided to increase the
size of the
workforce. Adding a larger second shift made sense since machinery
and equipment were
readily available. Generations has a first shift also but it was at
maximum capacity.
Manpower could not be added. Paul held past positions of
responsibility elsewhere as a prison and security guard. His
mom, Grace Cotter, has been with Generations for twenty-five years.
During the last ten
years, Grace has been a union steward. Grace is a very dedicated,
focused employee. She
thought about retiring a few times so she could spend her days with
her grandchild,
Paul’s son, but she decided at 60 years old she’d rather keep active
and work. Besides,
Grace was a valued employee and Generations appreciated this by
rewarding Grace with
out-of-contract bonuses and some extra time off when needed.
Recently, Grace
underwent hip surgery. Generations accommodated her due to the
follow-up physical 3 therapy which took place during work hours.
Her physician told her there would always