Question

A sales representative sees the report and sends Mike a letter praising him on his ability to connect to vendors. He asks Jim, Mike's supervisor, if he could "borrow" Mike for several weeks for brainstorming sessions and vendor meetings in the Marketing department. He feels some fresh blood and a new perspective may help them solve some of TriState's vendor issues. What should Jim do?

Answer 1

Answer and explanation:

Mike represents a valuable employee for the company he works for. If he leaves his position for several weeks in the attempt to help the sales representative Marketing Department company, that could imply potential losses in Mike's organization. Thus, Jim should inform the sales representative that Mike cannot leave work for several weeks because it is too long but he could ask if there could be another way Mike can help without affecting Jim and Mike's company interests.