To Fly or not to fly”



“To Fly or not to fly” version 2012

____________ Lee

Position: Director Finance within CACHE,

Background: finance

Character

You are an excellent finance director and have helped to get the project as far as it is today. However, you also know that the company is even closer to bankruptcy than you have told the CACHE President or the MT until now. You know that if the maiden flight is cancelled and orders postponed for a substantial time, then the company is unlikely to survive and will probably be taken over by a large European consortium.

You are a friend of _______ Crawford VPD and trust his technical judgment 100%. Personally you do not have the capabilities to give an independent judgment on these technical engineering issues. Nevertheless, from your point of view the engineers in their one-sided professionalism generally cause too much trouble for the company. They are simply far too concerned with the technology and don't have the faintest idea about market forces. They always tend to go over the limits of the budget, as if they do not realize that there is a world beyond their calculations and constructions. You are convinced that ultimately the action oriented mindset of Crawford and your own financial competence are responsible for the success of the company.

You like the CACHE President _____ Wickham personally, but do not hold him in high regard. You feel that, as so frequently happens in business, it is not the real forces behind a project (like Crawford and you) that get rewarded, but others who seem to sacrifice bold decisions to some sort of vague consensus that end up becoming directors and presidents.

You do not like the Management Team (MT) to deviate from your personal opinions. As far as you are concerned, there is no (financial) room for delay.

Role to play: chose the position in line with your character as described above and take action to get your point of view accepted, but also be prepared to listen to other participants (if their arguments are really convincing).

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