Scenario A

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* 1. You are all having a great time at the start-up. You are first at the office, turning the lights on by 6am, and then they start coming in. The coders are the last to arrive, just before the daily meeting at 10am. On the other hand, when you leave around 6 in the evening, they are still there, and it’s rare that anyone will go home before 8. You have a big plush mascot in a corner, a well-stocked fridge with beer and champagne (for celebrating!) and a great lounge area with an Xbox and free snacks. It’s all good, and everyone likes it, at least that’s your opinion.

You are now about to deliver a new project to a client that could become very important for your company. You have noticed that people don’t stay as late as they used to, and you can see some signs for wear. At the same time, the client has asked for a few more features to be added in last minute. They are happy to pay extra for them and has made clear that if you can deliver on their expectations in that matter, a new, bigger project, will be initiated as soon as the first one is done. That project alone would double your annual turnover.

So – how do you go about this?

1)Tell the client that they can’t have the extra features. Your crew is too tired to deliver and it’s a miracle that we’ll be able to deliver the original feature. It’s not worth doubling your turnover.

2) Tell your client they can have the features, then just notify your team. They are going to get excited enough to finish it, just thinking of the potential in the next project. And the extra profit will benefit the company in the long run.

3) Tell your client they can have the features, then motivate the team that you will all have a great party at the end of the project. It will boost morale and you can still save some of the extra money you get from the client.

4) Tell your client they can have the features, and motivate the team to push for the extra effort by offering extra cash for each person putting in overtime. Share all extra cash equally between those who go for the overtime drive.

5) Tell your client they can have the features, and motivate the team to push for the extra effort by staying late yourself, to keep motivation up, instead of offering extra cash.

Please motivate your answer in ONE sentence.