Mary Micheaux, an audit supervisor, is scheduled to present audit findings to senior management in less than a week. Skip Kelly, a senior staff auditor, is badly behind in compiling evidence regarding several key issues to be covered in the report, and Mary believes Skip may not have been as diligent in his work as he might have been. If the information is delayed one more day, Mary doubts that the report can be completed on time.

Required:

a. What do you think is the most appropriate emotional response for the audit supervisor in this scenario?

b. What would be the short-term and long-term objectives of her interaction with the senior auditor regarding the problem?