Assignment task:
The founder of a heavy-duty construction equipment manufacturing company died, and his wife, Jane, became the company's CEO. Indirect contrast to Jim's style, Jane's management style communicated respect, ad her vision of the company excited the employees. Two managers who were holdovers from her husband's leadership did not fit into the company's new culture. Their leadership-through-intimidation style caused problems in the corporate culture. Jane has to decide how to handle the situation.
The full case study is located under the 'Assessment 2" folder on the l2 site.
Questions:
Q1. What options do you think Jane and her management team should consider with regard to these two long-time supervisors? Discuss the positives and negatives of each option.
Q2. Do you think it is appropriate for Jane to remove two long-time, high-performing managers in order to create a new culture for everyone else? Why? Justify your answer.
Q3. Based on your answer to Q1 and Q2, what do you recommend Jane should do? Explain why.