Case study European Campers

European Campers

I bet you all recognise these famous people. They all are brilliant in their own fields; however, coworkers suggest they are difficult to work with.

Arrogance, rudeness, negative, condescending, putting others down, insubordination combined with stellar performance are signs of a brilliant but difficult person.

Think of the last time you had to work with a difficult person. How did you feel? How was the group/ team harmony? How did you handle the situation?

Let's try to solve a problem with a difficult employee at European Campers company. Check out the information attached.

At the beginning of the week, Oliver arranged to meet Todd at the head office in Bordeaux. Listen to this extract from their conversation. Make notes.

Task

• Work in pairs.
• Read your role card.
• Prepare for your meeting.
• Negotiate a solution to the problem based on your position.
• Share your decision with the rest of the class.

Now, as Chief Executive and Marketing Manager, you disagree about how to handle the problem with Moyon.

Charles Holden

You are Chief Executive of European Campers. You like both Todd Foster and Oliver Moyon. Oliver is a difficult employee, but you have been friends with him for years.

He is very valuable to the company. You'd to keep Oliver if possible and to find ways of dealing with the situation.

Todd Foster

You are Marketing Manager of European Campers. You want Oliver Moyon to leave the company. Try to persuade Charles Holden to let Oliver go. If Charles does not agree,

try to negotiate a suitable solution to the problem.