Employee Request vs. Supervisor Recommendation Your company is committed to providing employees as many growth opportunities as the budget can afford. The challenge is having diversity of development choices that support near term employee needs and long-term advancement topics and subjects that the employee may need in the future. Raj wants to participate in a master's program that will prepare him for future opportunities in a leadership role. He has just began his role in the company and the most common path to leadership is after 5-7 years of service. In his supervisor's opinion, Raj should be focused on learning to do his job well because of his short tenure with the company. The supervisor has approved a basic HR certificate program for him instead of the masters in leadership program that Raj has requested. As the employee development manager, you can approve either the employee's request or the supervisor's recommendation for Raj's educational path. There is no organizational policy requiring you to follow the supervisor's recommendation