Assignment task: Based on the case reading: Lisa Benton (A) , and The Necessity of Power: You Can't Manage Without it .
1. What are Lisa Benton's power bases and does she use these effectively?
2. Should she exit (leave the firm), be loyal (put up with the current leader-member dynamic and member-member dynamic) or voice (attempt to re-assert herself)? Be careful to consider the costs and benefits of the action you recommend.
3. How would you evaluate the "personal values and professional responsibilities" of both Lisa Benton and Deborah Linton? What is the danger of feeling powerlessness?
4. What lessons can you learn about "managing up" from the Lisa Benton case?