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Situational · People Dilemma

Your night-shift supervisor runs the highest-throughput shift in the building — and has 30% higher attrition than any other shift, with exit interviews citing his management style. He's up for the senior supervisor promotion and believes he's earned it on the numbers. What do you do?

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First I’d make attrition a performance number, not a style critique: cost his turnover in recruiting, training, and ramp-time productivity, so the conversation is data against data.

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