ou have a successful dealership with a large service department.Corporate National Head Office states, in order to keep pace with changing consumer sentiment$$CNX$$ motors is refocusing its$$ fleet production from gas combustion engines to electric cars.This will impact service departments in local dealerships as car manufacturers reposition theirservice departments regionally.Your dealership will not be one of the first service departments for electric vehicles at this time.You will need to speak with your sales and service departments the need to refocus marketingefforts with new products and services.Consequently, over the next $1-5$ years, you will not require as many service technicians to servicethese gas combustion engines cars.

GBMT$1000$ final assessment$$ You have $43$ people in your service department, $10$ have been with the organization for$15-20$ years.$$ The rest, all have varied tenure and skill sets, like body work, paint, service desk, etc.$$ The closest designated service center is in Barrie Ontario, $3$ hours away, which willservice the region.$$ They will need to hire but how many and with what skills sets.$$ Many of these employees have children that attend the same schools as your children.$$ The husbands and wives and extended families socialize at sports, school, andcommunity events.$$ They ALL contribute to a thriving small local economy.Some of these layoffs will be permanent, some will be temporary as the company restructuresits workforce.As the leader in this organization, everyone will look to you for leadership and direction.You will need to assemble a special team of leaders within your organization,$$ inform them to what is happening,$$ the immediate impact on the business and its employees$$ and the consequences if we do not handle this transition and communication strategycorrectly and ethically