Question

John from sales has just sent you an e-mail. He needs a decision made on the Johnson account as soon as possible. You can make the decision, but you feel like you’d like to ask your boss for her advice. Unfortunately, she is in a business meeting, and the decision needs to be made very soon. You decide to take the initiative and ______.

Answer 1

The answer is: Make the decision.

Because the decision has to be made immediately and the boss is busy at a meeting, the right procedure to execute is to come to a resolution alone. In that position, the person is competent enough and has the authority to determine issues regarding the Johnson account, even without advice from the boss.

Answer 2

Answer: D. Make the decision

John from the sales department in the absence of his boss has to make a prompt decision regarding a serious matter in the office. Though John may have been hesitant to do the decision without his boss, he still did it anyway because the job calls for it.