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Case 12: Beverly Comes Full Circle
Case Discussion:
Beverly Comes Full Circle
Summary
Four months ago, Beverly Wyman, 33, was promoted to the supervisor’s job of a newly formed sales
group. There were seven people in the sales group reporting to her, including Bob Watson (her boss
when she fi rst joined the company). Bob was about 10 years older than Beverly. He had been the
highest performer in the company for a number of years, until Beverly began to equal his production
about 18 months ago. Bob had a long history of personal moodiness and erratic behavior, though.
When Beverly began to equal his performance, Bob’s behavior became more problematic. He had
fi nally been given a written disciplinary ...