Assignment task: Carolyn has been working at Company A as a Project Manager for 3 years. She has consistently been hard-working, reliable and positive. She has also been a strong performer with great attention to detail. But over past few weeks, Carolyn's performance has been slipping and she has missed critical details on 3 separate projects. She is not properly tracking due dates and following up on late deliverables. Even two of the team members have shared concerns and implied Carolyn has "personal issues".
Respond to the following:
Q1. What do you think could be a reason(s) why Carolyn's performance has been declining or deteriorating?
Q2. What are some of the ways that Company A can do to help Carolyn improve her performance?
Q3. How would you go about disciplining Carolyn if her performance doesn't improve within a given time period?
Q4. Which approach(es) (Behavior, Results and Trait) would you use in addressing Carolyn's (Project Manager's) Performance Problems and why?