For fifteen years Lisa worked as a secretary for a Christian non-profit.  Over the years she had worked hard and was loyal to the organization.  Most of the time her work was adequate, but she not do as much as others at her level.  Sometimes others needed to do more than their share because she did less. The organization did not have a good system for evaluating her performance but it was able to work with her because it was doing well financially.  Her boss was kind and patient, and he complimented Lisa often.  He did not want to be unkind, so he did not criticize her poor performance.  Her coworkers were sometimes frustrated, but Lisa felt she was doing well. Then, the older department director retired and a new one was hired.  He saw immediately that Lisa was not performing as well as others.  In addition, her department was merged with another one so that the workload increased.  Lisa begins to struggle more with the increased workload. The new department head feels strongly that Lisa should be let go. He comes to you for counsel.  What do you recommend? What should be done in Lisa's situation? Be sure to present what makes sense business-wise AND how this may (or may not) be modified when addressed with a distinctly Christian ethic.

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For fifteen years Lisa worked as a secretary for a Christian non-profit.  Over the years she had worked hard and was loyal to the organization.  Most of the time her work was adequate, but she not do as much as others at her level.  Sometimes others needed to do more than their share because she did less. The organization did not have a good system for evaluating her performance but it was able to work with her because it was doing well financially.  Her boss was kind and patient, and he complimented Lisa often.  He did not want to be unkind, so he did not criticize her poor performance.  Her coworkers were sometimes frustrated, but Lisa felt she was doing well. Then, the older department director retired and a new one was hired.  He saw immediately that Lisa was not performing as well as others.  In addition, her department was merged with another one so that the workload increased.  Lisa begins to struggle more with the increased workload. The new department head feels strongly that Lisa should be let go. He comes to you for counsel.  What do you recommend? What should be done in Lisa's situation? Be sure to present what makes sense business-wise AND how this may (or may not) be modified when addressed with a distinctly Christian ethic.

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