As Rohit came out of the VP’s chamber, he loosened his necktie and let some fresh air cool his nerves. He was still in a state of shock. What happened inside during last 30 minutes seemed to be a bad dream. As Rohit walked towards his office building, he recalled what had happened during last one year. Rohit carried with him experience of managing five mid to big size teams. Some of the assignments were pretty challenging. That was one of the reasons why he was chosen to manage his current team for a very big account. His company was in the field of services; with foreign clients paying on a fixed-price model. To make its margin, his company constituted a team with pyramid structure – keeping large number of fresh or less experienced team members and a few highly experienced ones. All through his career, Rohit has led teams which mostly had this model. He knew this model very well. From the beginning in this project also, he used his usual managerial style. But within a few mon...
