How Would You Solve These Employee Dilemmas?

Ah, the life of a boss—never a dull moment, especially when it comes to navigating employee dilemmas. Think you've got the chops to handle these tricky situations effectively? Let’s put that leadership savvy of yours to the test. On your marks, get set, quiz!

1 / 5

An employee shows signs of burnout but refuses to take time off, insisting they are fine. What's your move?

Mandate a leave period for the employee

Assign them less challenging tasks

Consult HR for a wellness intervention

Engage in a candid discussion about workload and well-being

2 / 5

Your team misses an important deadline, putting a project at risk. What's your course of action?

Gently assign blame to the weakest performers so they know they were at fault

Take full responsibility and work extra hours to make up

Conduct a post-mortem to identify what went wrong

Report the failure to upper management without telling the team so they don't feel bad

3 / 5

One of your top performers asks for a raise, but budget constraints make it impossible. How do you respond?

Say no, being honest and citing the budget constraints as the reason

Offer more vacation days as a compromise

Discuss potential career development opportunities

Say you will discuss it with the higher ups

4 / 5

You overhear employees complaining about a recent policy change. What’s your next move?

Implement an open-door policy for concerns

Send a company-wide email justifying the change

Organise a town-hall meeting to discuss the change

Do nothing; you don't want to contribute to the drama

5 / 5

An employee has been consistently underperforming but blames it on personal issues. How do you handle it?

Ignore the performance issue to not add to their stress

Issue a formal warning to nip it in the bud

Offer them time off to resolve their personal issues

Discuss the performance issue and explore support options

Your score is

The average score is 100%

0%