It is two days before your performance appraisal. Your performance this quarter has been less than desirable. You came close to reaching your sales targets, but you did not meet them, and you are hoping to still get the merit pay raise to be determined as a result of your performance appraisal. You do not really like your manager, but you are hoping to advance in this company, and being on your manager’s good side may be a good idea both for your current performance appraisal and for your future in this company.

You are now at a meeting with your manager and a group of employees. Your manager is giving financial information to all employees about different markets. Yet some of this information is inaccurate, which could lead to wrong pricing decisions and loss of money by the company. If you correct him, though, he would most likely get upset with you because he does not like being corrected. Would you correct him? How and when?

I would correct him but I would not do it publicly in this meeting with everyone present. The manager although he doesn't like being corrected will have to be told about these mistakes.

First I will have to make sure I have sufficient information and correct report. Then I will let him In on the negative repercussions of the inaccurate information and how it could harm the company. I will let him know politely that I am not trying to undermine his capabilities, but my observations and the reason I came to him is in the best interest of the company