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Episode 4 DW: Hi there. MB: Good morning Daniel! DW: Dan, please... MB: I’m Marcia Boardman – we spoke on the phone – and this is Philip Hart, our CEO. PH: Hello! DW: Nice to meet you both.? PH: So it says here on your CV that you’re interested in rock climbing... DW: Yeah...love it! 0 PH: Great – so do I! When did you last go climbing? DW: Oh, er, well, it was a while ago now... PH: Anywhere interesting? DW: Yeah. I walked up the hill behind my house. Took me about thirty minutes! PH: Oh. MB: Ok, erm, Daniel, can you tell us a little bit about your current position? DW: Certainly – as it says in the CV, I’m part of the European Sales team at Networld. We’re the world’s leading supplier of IT hardware. PH: Why do you want to move on? DW: Well, they’re too small for me. MB: Networld!? Networld are too small for you? DW: Oh yeah. I’m looking for something much bigger. PH: Well, we’re not a big company by any means, but we are looking to grow! What first attracted you to WebWare in particular? DW: Well, I see WebWare as kind of like a stepping stone... MB: Sorry? DW: Yeah, start here gain the necessary experience, then move onto something bigger. PH: Ok...well, I do admire your ambition! DW: Thanks – I’ve got lots of it! MB: Let’s move on to managing people. Can you give an example of a time when you had to deal with a particularly difficult managee? DW: Sure – well I think that’s one of my strong points actually. A couple of years ago, I was working with a guy, he wasn’t pulling his weight, basically being lazy – so I told him to get out. MB: Oh, you didn’t give him a performance review, or a warning, or perhaps try to help develop his motivation? DW: No,no, no. None of that rubbish. If someone’s not working hard enough, then they’re out! That’s the way I work. I’m a hard man. MB: I see. PH: How would you handle a rapidly changing market? DW: Basically not change anything at all! Just continue on as normal regardless! MB: According to yo