Dee, the operations manager of a hotel, knows that one of his housekeeping employees has a serious substance-abuse issue. Dee knows that because of the seriousness of the issue he needs to talk with the employee. However, his assistant manager asks Dwight if he would like her to deal with it. Dee knows this is not the best option, but he agrees, knowing it is the easy way out. Dee's decision is an example of:
