
Quentin is the owner of Sail Away Travel, a travel agency specializing in luxury cruise packages. Following a fire at their old location, the company moved into a brand-new location, and Quentin is in the process of refurbishing the new space. He needs to buy furniture and equipment as well as office décor, kitchen supplies, new computers for his employees, and many small office supplies. The old space consisted of several small rooms, while the new one is basically one large room. Quentin's employees have their own ideas about how the new office should be laid out. Lorna and Dani want an open office plan with no partitions, while Andre says he can only work in a space with more privacy. Dani brings up that she studied art in college, while Mark says he has a friend who can get computer equipment at cost. Quentin himself honestly does not care that much about how the office looks. How should he approach the situation?
A) He should make all the decisions himself. Because everyone in the office wants to do things differently, they will never agree on everything.
B) He should weigh the pros and cons of what employees want, but make the ultimate decision himself because they have a limited budget and cannot afford some of the options the employees like.
C) He should consider input from his employees, but he should ultimately make the decisions himself, and if they do not like it, too bad. After all, it is impossible to make everyone in an office happy.
D) He should meet with his employees and discuss each decision they have to make, seeking to obtain consensus as much as possible. He might put the partitioned space versus open space question to a vote, for example.
E) He should hand over the reins to his employees on the majority of decisions. For example, Dani should be responsible for purchasing artwork for the office, while Mark should be tasked with buying the new computers.
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