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There were many occasions when Maurice and I were faced with a situation where the needs of the higher organization were not in sync with our organizational needs. In these situations Maurice displayed amazing communication skills resulting in the synthesis of competing demands. Moreover, Maurice would always find a way to explain unpopular decision and show how they would ultimately lead to a more efficient and effective work environment. During these times, I witnessed Maurice’s unwavering communicatory acumen, his ardent sense of duty, and his utterly unselfish

* Referent power – we do what we are asked because we can identify with the source of influence; we may be attracted to them or respect them.

Q.1 – Briefly describe the dilemma presented in this case study. Who are the key players and what are some of the antecedents that have led to the present problem? Ans. When the best manager, takes certain actions which go against the core values of the company, it becomes really difficult for the management to make a fair judgement. They are stuck in a dilemma of what would be a better judgement. As a leader, it is very important to be fair and impartial to your team members. And so is the dilemma presented in the case, Bob’s Meltdown, Nicholas G. Carr. The key players in this case are1. Annette Innella 2. Robert Dunn 3. Jay Nguyen Annette Innella is the Vice President, Knowledge Management at Concord Machines. She was recently hired by

Roger Berg, the Vice President for Planning of the Lake Corporation, had to recommend a subcontractor for the environmental study project in connection with their planned large resort.  The contract has been decided in principle to be awarded to Ceil Grant, one of their regular subcontractors. However, after a lunch conversation with Del, who represented a larger contractor firm, Roger changed his mind, now recommending Del’s company to take on the project instead. Faced with a situation of moral dilemma, he has to decide what would be the right thing to

Mr. Patterson was also unable to lead his team because he was capable of communication with them in a manner that could obtain desired responses. According to Williams (2007), “The more aware and sensitive you can become to how other people react, the more you will be able to steer this response you get from others” (p.8).

Roger Berg, the Vice President for Planning of the Lake Corporation, had to recommend a subcontractor for the environmental study project in connection with their planned large resort.  The contract has been decided in principle to be awarded to Ceil Grant, one of their regular subcontractors. However, after a lunch conversation with Del, who represented a larger contractor firm, Roger changed his mind, now recommending Del’s company to take on the project instead. Faced with a situation of moral dilemma, he has to decide what would be the right thing to do.

The CEO, Helen Gasbarian who took over the company after her father’s death confused about why good people keep leaving Sambian despite how well people are being treated there. She is wondering whether it is a trend or just a coincidence. Tom Forsythe, who is about to leave Sambian to enter a partnership with their competitor company J&N, refuses to explain the exact details to the head of human resources, Mary Donillo, why he was unhappy at Sambian. The situation get worse as rumor of Adrienne Perle may follow Tom’s footsteps start spreading around the company. In a desperate attempt to keep Adrienne stay with the company, Helen decided to give her promotion which Mary think it is unfair and irrational. In addition, the annual employee survey does not provide much useful information on the departure. So what is wrong with

     Vicky must also take into account the duty to her boss, Wendy. First, Vicky must suggest that quick temper of Wendy’s be abolished because animosity between Wendy and her staff members may lead to a broader conflict. Also such behavior could lead the company as a whole to be less productive, because with Wendy’s quick temper it will be hard for staff members to share ideas. Sharing ideas between members of staff makes a company more successful.

4) The levers that I can use, as Larry, to influence Sean, are effective communication and reasoning. Although Sean is notorious for intense questioning and criticism, it is Larry’s professional job to manage his team according to the interest of the stakeholders. Larry should have settled his personal issue with Sean before the pressing issue facing his team: the evaluation of two product enhancements.

Chris Perillo was offered to replace Michael Grant, who has resigned and gone to the competitor Universal Business Solutions, Inc. Previously, Perillo managed a group of 15 software developers, but now he is assigned with a bigger and more prestigious position; the Vice Presidency of Operations for Health and Financial Services. Chris needs to review all the material in the in-basket, as well as the voice mail and e-mail and prioritize the response to each item. Perillo must make good decisions in a good time manner in order to gain confidence from the President and CEO and also all his new subordinates. Each decision will directly affect his career, so as the future of the organization. The case presents a realistic situation

Despite the fact that MGI had come up with a good idea for business, the lack of planning, organization, leadership and control presented a key management problem. When the time came to launch the product, the three friends were the only staff of the company. This presented a big problem for Sasha, as he was expected to handle the business operations by himself. The company was not adequately organized to hire more

Based on the development of the event, the possible scenarios are 1) The dispute is taken to the JV Committee and Ellen is expelled from the group, taking the blame of being the ineffective leader; 2) recruiting new consultants for the project who have the required qualification and skills to do the job; 3) Jack is replaced by other consultant from JVI with relative more experience in project management. 4) Ellen and Jack communicate the problem and find a way to compromise.

Perhaps Robin’s success was in part to his power as a trustworthy leader. Robin’s influence of referent and expert power helped to give to his charismatic leadership style. Robin exerts expert power by

In helping Mr. Blake to weigh his option to be come forward with the truth or to continue to follower the leadership of others within the company he can look at the pros and cons of the situation. If Mr. Blake comes forward with the information he had he

The team is resulting into an ‘imposed’ unbalance of group relationships, dynamics and level of interaction where Baker did not have the choice of selection. Put simply, the taskforce is a compromise of (i) direct team colleague such as Cynthia or Jason (ii) external team member (Eldredge). The group entails experts (or old timers), junior staff such as Eldredge. Age and gender vary greatly, from 28yo (Baker) up to late 50s.