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What Would You Do

When Generational Differences Divide Your Team

Several employees have asked to be reassigned to projects with coworkers closer to their own age.

Robin Sweet-Ransom

Aug 242 min read

Coworkers gather around a phone in a private group chat while a manager appears in the background beneath the heading “What Would You Do?”

Your Team is Gossiping About You

You discover that members of your team have a private group chat and you're one of the topics. What would you do?

Robin Sweet-Ransom

Aug 172 min read

Employee speaks with senior leader while direct manager looks surprised.

Your Employee Goes Around You, Don’t Take It Personally—Yet

You have an employee who has a concern. Instead of bringing it to you, they go directly to your manager. You don’t even know there’s a problem until your manager brings it to your attention.

Robin Sweet-Ransom

Aug 103 min read

A workplace meeting showing a high-performing employee dismissing a coworker while teammates look frustrated beneath the heading "What Would You Do?"

Your Highest Performer Is Poisoning Team Morale

Your highest-performing employee consistently exceeds expectations. Customers love them, and their results are outstanding. The problem? They interrupt coworkers, dismiss others' ideas in meetings, and sometimes undermines others in their desire to shine.

Robin Sweet-Ransom

Aug 32 min read

A manager sits across from a concerned employee during a private workplace conversation beneath the headline "What Would You Do?" with the featured scenario, "Your Best Employee Suddenly Starts Underperforming." The graphic highlights SRD's Strategy, Resilience, Determination branding.

Your Best Employee Suddenly Starts Underperforming

What would you do if your most dependable employee begins to miss deadlines, and the overall quality of their work begins to decline?

Robin Sweet-Ransom

Jul 202 min read