You've been called in as a consultant to solve some staffing issues for Metals Lab and Production, a small manufacturing company. You'll need to use your strategic HR knowledge to pinpoint the causes of the issues and then make specific recommendations to solve them. It's a puzzle with many parts that need to be put together just right...

The estimated time to complete the activity is $10$ to $15$ minutes. You should start when you have enough time to critically think through the scenario. However, if you need to exit the activity before completion, you will return to where you left off when you re$-$enter.

Learning Objectives

After completing the activity, you will be able to:

Recognize core strategic HR issues.

Make strategic HR recommendations that will motivate employees and improve performance.