As Wilde travelled with Lars and the rest of the senior leadership, he saw problems that stretched all the way to the highest levels. While in St. Lucia, Lars, Wilde, and two salespeople went out to dinner with some clients to finish plans for a new deal. After working out the details, the clients wanted to celebrate with vodka. It was a strong local tradition, essentially necessary to closing the deal. When Mohamed, a member of the team, politely declined to drink for religious reasons, Lars told him to just do it and then Guyanese loudly said that he “didn’t know when the Guyanese would enter the 21st century.”Wilde had previously heard rumours about Lars being insensitive towards his immediate team’s social and cultural practices. He heard that Lars sometimes mocked local practices publicly while on business travel and derided colleagues’ poor English skills. Wilde knew if he accepted the position, dealing with Lars would be one of the first major challenges. If Wild takes the job what should he do about Lars? Discuss
As Wilde travelled with Lars and the rest of the senior leadership, he saw problems that stretched all the way to the highest levels. While in St. Lucia, Lars, Wilde, and two salespeople went out to dinner with some clients to finish plans for a new deal. After working out the details, the clients wanted to celebrate with vodka. It was a strong local tradition, essentially necessary to closing the deal. When Mohamed, a member of the team, politely declined to drink for religious reasons, Lars told him to just do it and then Guyanese loudly said that he “didn’t know when the Guyanese would enter the 21st century.”
Wilde had previously heard rumours about Lars being insensitive towards his immediate team’s social and cultural practices. He heard that Lars sometimes mocked local practices publicly while on business travel and derided colleagues’ poor English skills. Wilde knew if he accepted the position, dealing with Lars would be one of the first major challenges.
If Wild takes the job what should he do about Lars? Discuss
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