You are considering hiring a product manager who has just left the competitor. He wants to tell you about the competitor’s strategic plan for the coming years.

You can bring in a large new customer based in Brazil, with a huge sales potential for you and your company. The buyer suggests implicitly that a gift would influence the decision in a positive way. Your assistant advises you to have a beautiful flat screen television delivered to the potential customer's home.

You've heard that the competitor has added new features to their product that will increase their sales. The director of the competition will demonstrate these characteristics during a private dealer meeting. You can easily send a spy to this meeting.

One of your best dealers in Italy has been having problems at home lately and his sales are declining. It will probably take a while before those problems are solved. In the meantime, you miss out on sales. Based on his performance, you could end his franchise and replace him.

You have a job interview with a capable female applicant. She's better qualified than the men you've just had a conversation with. Still, you know that some of your most important customers would rather deal with a man, and that you'll lose sales by taking her on.