Gwen Davidson Case Study

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Gwen Davidson was a team leader and her performance was not impressive as she suffered a personal loss. Goldstein and her team members are very aware of her personal issues and they know that she could not focus her job. Despite her lacked passion for the work, Goldstein still gave her a C rating, indicating that Davidson should work more. Our advice for Chung is to give her time off work. Chung should talk to Gwen Davidson and explained why she needs to take time off from work. At the same time, Chung should gave an assurance that she can come back to work at any time if she was ready and prepared for her roles. We also consider Goldstein perspective that to be effective manager, an employee should know how to manage his or her emotions at

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