Written Analysis of Cases # 2 BILLY BONZAI

Pradeepkumar Sampathkumar (Appu) Section B7

Billy is definitely a smart, moti ated and capa!le employee "ho could !e a alua!le asset to the or#ani$ation in the lon# run% & "ill not let #o Billy Bon$ai "ithout offerin# him a chance to mend his "ays% Reasons for Billys behavior 'he occasional sale of one !ekisar a month alone could fetch Billy a profit of &() *+,,,,% Considerin# his monthly packa#e of &() -,,,,,, he could ha e pursued the risin# and sellin# of !ekisar as his full time .o!% After #ainin# international prominence as a Bonsai e/pert he could ha e pursued a career in !onsai culti ation% 0e could ha e either pursued a career in la" as he also has a la" de#ree% 0e could lea e his current .o! and pursue either one of the a!o e or a com!ination of the a!o e careers and still can do !etter in his life% 1ot to mention that Billy comes from a "ell to do family% 0e need not ha e .oined a #o ernment or#ani$ation at all% 2et alone mo e up in the ranks in such a short duration% Considerin# all the a!o e factors, & am inclined to think, it is not the monetary !enefit that moti ates Billy% Billy is definitely moti ated !y challen#es% & also #uess the presti#e that comes alon# "ith "orkin# for a repute #o ernment .o! is also holdin# him !ack from lea in# the .o!% 3oreo er, Billy is not the only one to !e !lamed for his !eha ior% Billy4s past super isors also are responsi!le for his current !eha ior% &f only any of his pre ious super isors had !een strict "ith him, had acted upon the complaints of Billy and disciplined him, it "ould not ha e escalated to my le el% & should also consider that Billy is capa!le, o er5ualified and had ample time to pursue his ho!!ies%

Options for Billy & "ould set up a meetin# "ith Billy and his super isor% &n the meetin#, first & "ould talk a!out his capa!ilities and #ro"th in the or#ani$ation% & "ould also mention in a cordial rather than a confrontational manner that am surprised that & hear a lot of complaints a!out such a capa!le person% 'hen & "ould mo e on to make fe" offers for him to consider% 6ne, Billy can take up the promotion and mo e to a ne" pro ince% & "ould e/pect him to refuse the offer as he has already refused in the past% After his refusal, & "ould offer him a ne" role "ithin my department as a liaison mana#er "ith !anks% Billy is capa!le of de elopin# and nurturin# relationships% 0e could ery "ell do the same in de elopin# relations "ith the !anks% 0is charm and social skills could help in #ettin# the information a!out payments from the !anks in a timely manner% &t is hi#hly possi!le to utili$e the skills of Billy to the ad anta#e of the or#ani$ation and there!y impro in# his performance as "ell as the performance of the company% & "ould do my le el !est to pitch the .o! to Billy and con ince him to take this ne" role of liaison mana#er for !anks% & "ould also let Billy ha e an option to continue "ith his current .o!% &f he chooses to do so, there "ould !e ca eats attached to it% & "ould stron#ly con ey that & am ery much annoyed at the complaints that should ha e ne er come at the first place% & "ould also make it clear that t"o more complaints and he "ould !e let #o from the or#ani$ation "ithout any further notice% & "ould also make it a point to "arn Billy4s super isor in pri ate% & "ill con ey it to his super isor that he is also responsi!le for Billy4 slackenin# !eha ior and "ould hold him accounta!le for Billy4s !eha ior in future%

How to handle a Future Billy & "ould also "rite a memo to the human resources (0)) department to clearly define 0) policies and mechanisms to track and enforce the same% 0) should also ha e trainin# pro#rams for super isors on ho" to handle different types of employees% 3ore importantly the memo "ould make a su##estion to create a fast track pro#ram to identify and en#a#e star talents like Billy% &f only Billy had !een identified much earlier and mentored for !i##er roles and #i en more responsi!ilities, his mind "ould not ha e "andered to"ards !onsai or !ekisar% !otal nu"ber of words# $%&