“I Paid More!” – Dealing with Preferential Treatment

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Let’s take a look at this week’s vignette, “I Paid More!”. Sales representative Jane is right smack in the middle of a volatile and fiddly situation with a loyal and valued client of 8 years. The client claims to have met a fairly new customer of Jane's company who was able to avail of the same service at a much lower price. She is now being accused of giving preferential treatment to others.

How do you think Jane should handle this apparent crisis and prevent it from horribly escalating ? What should be done to rectify the probable error or diffuse the tension? Click here to view “I Paid More!”

How to Use the Vignette

While the situation presented is specific, this vignette covers a wide range of topics, including conflict-resolution, work ethics and other management-related issues. The vignette is great to use for eLearning sessions that need to be focused and straight-to-the-point. It can also be utilized as part of your lessons or as a post-training test. Face-to-face, eLearning or webinar, this vignette is intended to push your learners to the EDGE.

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Ray Jimenez, PhD
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