The Inflated Launch
Your team is celebrating the successful launch of a new app, but the early sign‑up numbers are incorrect, making the results look better than they really are. Do you correct the mistake now and slow the momentum, or stay quiet and let the inflated report go forward?
Start DilemmaPreview
It’s the first week back after the holidays and your supervisor is excited to show off your team’s progress on a major new product: an app version of your company's website. Your supervisor wants to kick off the year by sending out a glowing report to senior leadership showing the app’s early success, especially since there's talk of more funding for your team this quarter.
You're reviewing the data for the final report when you notice a mistake: the user sign-up numbers for the first week were entered twice, which means the total is way off. Fixing the error would make the launch look far less impressive. When you point out the inflated numbers, your supervisor says, "Let’s keep the momentum going. We’ll clean this up next quarter."
What do you do?
Send the report as is and ignore the error.
Fix the inflated number and disappoint your supervisor.
Useful Language
Students can access a Useful Language drawer at any time during the activity. The key vocabulary and sentence stems will help your learners express their thoughts and opinions.
Keywords
- launch: the release of a new product or service
- report: a formal document with important information
- inflated: made to look bigger or better than it really is
- accurate: correct and true
- integrity: the act of doing what is right and honest
Sentence Stems
- Correcting the report shows integrity because...
- If I speak up, my manager might...
- There is a risk that...
- I think the best choice is to... because...