"Our contract is in jeopardy. The PRESIDENT: customer is going to rebid our contract unless we can eliminate defects. I have a plan. We will retain our best workers, our above average workers. We will dismiss the below average workers. Foreman, please accomplish this plan." FOREMAN: "[Name the names of the three below average workers], you are dismissed. You are thanked for putting forth your best efforts, but it is clear that Give the your performance has been substandard. You may dismissed collect your severance pay and take your seats." workers candy. FOREMAN: [to the remaining workers] "The future of this company depends upon you. If we do not succeed, <insert name of another site> will get this work. You are our superior workers. We are sure you will pull through for the company. But we must keep up bead production, so you will work double shifts from this day V. Day Four. Have the best worker come forward and draw beads The three workers twice. Simply have the recorder record the results for perform their in the first two rows of the Day 4 column, names no work twice. longer matter. Do the same for the remaining two workers. Have the recorder sum up the Day 4 red bead total. FOREMAN: "I do not understand. We kept our best workers, but [had one of our days / showed no substantive improvement]. Mr. President, we made [number] red beads today." PRESIDENT: "I am dismayed. The customer is furious. The customer has canceled our contract. We are out of business. Foreman, please dismiss the work force." The Foreman has the workers, inspectors, and recorder take their seats after giving them each a piece of candy. Pick up the twenty dollar bill, if it was not awarded.
PRESIDENT: "Our contract is in jeopardy. The customer is going to rebid our contract unless we can eliminate defects. I have a plan. We will retain our best workers, our above average workers. We will dismiss the below average workers. Foreman, please accomplish this plan." FOREMAN: "[Name the names of the three below average workers], you are dismissed. You are thanked for putting forth your best efforts, but it is clear that your performance has been substandard. You may collect your severance pay and take your seats." FOREMAN: [to the remaining workers] "The future of this company depends upon you. If we do not succeed, <insert name of another site> will get this work. You are our superior workers. We are sure you will pull through for the company. But we must keep up bead production, so you will work double shifts from this day V. Day Four. Have the best worker come forward and draw beads twice. Simply have the recorder record the results for in the first two rows of the Day 4 column, names no longer matter. Do the same for the remaining two workers. Have the recorder sum up the Day 4 red bead total. FOREMAN: "I do not understand. We kept our best workers, but [had one of our days / showed no substantive improvement]. Mr. President, we made [number] red beads today." PRESIDENT: "I am dismayed. The customer is furious. The customer has canceled our contract. We are out of business. Foreman, please dismiss the work force." The Foreman has the workers, inspectors, and recorder take their seats after giving them each a piece of candy. Pick up the twenty dollar bill, if it was not awarded. Give the dismissed workers candy. The three workers perform their work twice.
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