The Lack of Planning - Case Study Example

While there are several solutions, there are two that seem the most likely to be successful. First, Mr. Robins could go and speak to Ms. Carrolls, the woman for whom he hired the employees, and outright admit his mistake. Then, working together they could revise the timeline and determine what, if any, the consequences should be for his mistakes. Ms. Carrolls is also the most likely source of information as to who (if anyone else is at fault) should have been helping him, and address those problems.

The second, and more likely solution, is that Mr. Robins needs to pull it together. He should make a list of what he needs to complete, and put aside other work until he has fixed his errors. This solution allows him to complete his work on time, and not inconvenience Ms. Carrolls, or the newly hired workers.RecommendationsMr. Robins should immediately contact each new employee, and give them a list of what they will need to have completed by orientation. Any final testing they need should be scheduled during these phone calls, and they should bring any remaining paperwork to the orientation, or drop it off during their physical.

He should remind them that as new employees, it is their job to ensure all their paperwork is complete. Secondly, he should speak to Joe, and see if computer training can be moved or if they can use the room alternately during the time he needs to train new employees. If this is not possible, Mr. Robins needs to find an alternate location to hold the training. Finally, he needs to review his materials and make sure he has at least one complete orientation manual, which he can make copies from.

He can try to complete one using what he has, and then ask other employees who should still have theirs (and he should still have his) to borrow any missing pages to copy. He should finally make sure there is nothing else he needs to do, ensure Ms. Carrolls everything is ready, and go on with the training as planned. This is the best solution because it does not inconvenience anyone but Mr. Robins, who was the person who had made the mistake in the first place. It is also the soundest business decision because it integrates the new hires the quickest.

This is both the best and most logical solution to Mr. Robin's errors and provides the fastest and most cost-effective solution to the company that he works for.