MGT560 Critical Thinking Module #03

Leadership Practice

The Vice President of operations  recently promoted you to branch manager and moved you to a new branch  office where the morale among employees is low and performance is poor.  Of the five employees, Amani has the most tenure with six years. Amani  seems to have the lowest morale and is not motivated to do the work,  although he is quite capable of doing it successfully. Bassmah has been  with the company for four years but has not mastered the new software  and is performing at a low level even three months after being trained  on the software. Hadeel also has four years with the company and Rawan  has two years. Hadeel and Rawan are responsible for client contact, and  while in the past they worked well together on reaching out to clients,  now there are conflicts and low morale. Samah has been with the company  just three months and does not understand what is expected on the job  and is contemplating leaving the company.

Approach the case as the branch manager well versed in situational leadership. 

• Explain situational leadership to your Vice President.
• Determine the readiness level of each employee and explain your reasoning.
• Determine the appropriate leader behavior to match the employee level and explain your reasoning.
• Develop a plan of action as to how you will lead each person to  higher performance and morale and explain it to your Vice President.