A manager at a leading publishing house was approached by a…
A manager at a leading publishing house was approached by a client who wanted to publish a book in six different languages and requested the first 100 copies within 30 days. The manager formed a team to work on this publishing project and put one team member in charge of translation. After three weeks, all other team members finished their share of the work except the translator, who had been procrastinating and had not completed the task. As a result, the project was indefinitely delayed. In this scenario, the translator’s actions exemplify: