Chapter 32
The Presentation
147The top executives were sitting around the
conference table expecting a disaster. They
had high hopes for George early on but all
they knew was that his performance was
getting worse by the month and today would be his last
day. Today would be the final straw. The NRG-2000 was
to be officially launched by the company in a month and
this presentation would determine if the product team
was on track or in disarray as usual. They would in all
likelihood place a senior executive to work with the
product team and replace George. The NRG-2000 was
their next big product push that would take their revenue
to an all-time high, and they certainly couldn’t place the
future of their company in him.
George stood at the front of the room and looked into
their eyes. He could see their negativity and doubt. He
knew they were expecting him to crumble and fail. Why
wouldn’t they, he thought. His heart started to race and
he found himself not able to think. Fear was starting to