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EVERGREEN ENHANCEMENT CASE ANALYSIS 2
Problem Statement
Richard Alpert must show great leadership as well as make a bold decision and choose Faraday
for the promotion as head of the managing VP despite his slightly low performance when
compared to Pace. Pace uses a performance-enhancing drug of Adderall that creates unfair
Alternative Solutions
Alternative 1:
Richard Alpert should meet personally (privately) and discuss the concern that he has
about Pace use of Adderall. The discussion should be objective where each party should
present their views and positions including the reason Alpert should consider the
promotion of Faraday. This approach would give both parties an opportunity to understand
each other better and the impact that such actions has not only to Pace but also the colleagues
and competitors as a whole. Furthermore, the possible impact that the company might have when
such information becomes public that might tarnish the image and name of the company. It
would also assert whether Pace knows the short and long-term impacts of using such drugs or
Alternative 2:
Richard Alpert should convene an urgent meeting of all employees and introduce a policy
of a drug-free environment where employees would be screened for drug use. It would also
provide an opportunity and platform to educate the entire employees of the impacts that
performance-enhancing drugs have to their lives, colleagues and competitors and possible legal
and moral impacts. It would provide a long-term solution to the problem where employees can
Recommended Solution:
The best approach is for Richard Albert to meet personally and discuss with Pace about the
concern so that the two parties might understand each other better and possible reasons why Pace
is taking such moves and the impacts that it has to all the concerned stakeholders in the
Evergreen company. It is also because of the limited time constraints that he has before he makes
the decision.
EVERGREEN ENHANCEMENT CASE ANALYSIS 4
Reference
Harris, J. & Mead, J. (2012, Dec 1). EVERGREEN ENHANCEMENT. Darden Business