Read the case given and answer the questions: Fahad was a Sales Manager for Industrial Products Company in City branch. A work ago, he was promoted and shifted to Head Office as Deputy Manager - Product Management for a division of products which he was not very familiar with three days ago, the company VP - Mr. Salim, Convened a wing of all Product Managers, Fahad's new boss Product Manager Bandar was not able o amend to some other preoccupation. Hence, the Marketing Director, Saad -asked Fahad to attend the meeting as this would give him an exposure into his mes role Ar the beginning of the meeting. Saad introduced Fahad very briefly to the VP. The meeting started with an address from the VP and soon it got into a series of questions from him to every Product Manager. Salim, of course, was pretty through with every single product of the company and he was bomo be pusly and a bland veteranishe field. Most of the Product Managers were wery clear of Sali's ways of working and had thoroughly prepared for the meeting and were giving to the point de Salime then started with Fahad Fahad being new to the product, was quite confused and fured miserably Saad immediately understood thar Salim had possibly failed to remember that Fahad was new to the job. He shought of interrupting Salim's questioning and giving a discrete reminder that Fahad was new. But by that time. Salim who was pretty upset with the lack of preparation by Fahad made a public statement "Gentlemen you are wittessing here an example of sloppy work and this can be used Now Saad was in two minds-should he internet Salim and tell him that had is now in that position Or should he wait till the end of the meeting and tell Salim prately. Saad chose the second option. Fahad was visibly angry at the treatment meted out by Salim but he also close to keep it Salim quickly closed the meeting serving that he found in general, lack of planning in the department and asked Saal to stay back in the room for further discussions Before Saad could give any coplanation or Fahad Salim asked him Tell me openly, Sand, was I toorough with that hay Saad said "Yes, you were. In fact, I was about to remind you that Fahad is new to the job Selim explained that the fact that Fahad was new to the job didin quite register with him during the meeting Salon admitted that he had made a mistake and asked his secretary to get Falud report to the FROM immediately A perplexed and uneasy Fahad reported to Saline's room after few minutes Salim looking Fahad straight into his ees said "one done something which should have never even thought of and I want to apologize to you. It is mistake that I did not recollect that you were now to the job when I was questioning Fahad was left speechless Salim continued would like to state few things clearly to you. Your job is to make sure that people like me and your bosses de normale stupid dec. We have good confidence in your abilities and that is why we have brought you to the Head Office for everybody, time is required for learning. I will expect you to know all the mances of your product in three months' time. Until then you have complete confidence Salim closed the conversation with a big reassuring hamshale with Fahal Assignment Questions: Marks: 05 1. If you were in Fahad's place, how would you to respond to Salim's apology? 0.5 mark) 2. Would you employ Salim in your company? (05 mark) 3. As an HR professional, how would you define the character of Salim-bullying but later regretting? Does his attitude need to be corrected? (1.5mark) 4. Would you be happy to have Salim Saad as your boss? (1.5mark)
