Case Study Bob Knowlton

Group 5 – Section D 12P205 – Karthik K Baradhwaj 12P206 – Kartik Maheshwari 12P207 – Kaushik Mukherjee 12P208 – Kawaljeet Singh 12P209 – Kumar Abhinav 12P210 – Love Kumar

Bob Knowlton A Team player and a leader. Effective communicator. Diplomatic. Hard worker. Was a good manager.

Simon Fester

Not a team player but a leader Lacked effective communication skills. Un-diplomatic. Genius and a hard worker. Lacked management skills.

How do you perceive Bob Knowlton vis. a vis. Simon Fester?

Qualities of leadership possessed by Bob Knowlton. Effective Communicator.

A team player.

Involved every member of the team and build team sprit among them.

Talked to members individually regarding their differences.

Had the respect of his team.

Was unable to use Fester’s genius and hard work to motivate his other team members.

All in all, he was an effective leader, but he had scope for improvement.

Was Bob Knowlton an Effective leader?

Prevailing scenario.

Post Fester’s arrival Knowlton’s team’s dynamics was disturbed.

Fester’s aggressive and demeaning attitude did not sit well with Knowlton and most of his team.

Knowlton felt Fester was wrong in directly approaching Jerrold.

Knowlton felt that he was being overshadowed by Fester.

Jerrold, Knowlton’s manager was not able to empathize with Knowlton’s predicament.

Was Knowlton’s decision to leave the laboratory justified?

Continued…

Steps taken by Knowlton. Spoke individually to few team members regarding their

concerns. Encouraged Fester to develop on his theories. Helped showcase Fester’s brilliance and hard work to Jerrold

and other stakeholders. Additional steps which could have been taken.

In the beginning itself Knowlton should have had a word with Fester and sensitized him of the need of working as a team.

He should have used Fester’s pro-activeness to inspire his other team members.

Being a project head, Knowlton should have used Fester’s genius in a more channeled way instead of getting threatened.

Considering all facts, Knowlton should have stayed a little longer and helped the project regain structure.

Was Knowlton’s decision to leave the laboratory justified? Continued…

Knowlton Effective Leader.

Good Team Player.

Good communicator.

Empathetic.

Hard working.

Insecure about his position.

Fester Brilliant/Genius.

Proactive.

Demeaning.

Lacked team skills.

Good Networker

Hard working

Lacked basic etiquettes of communication

What is your perception of both the characters as far as their leadership style or behavior is concerned?

Knowlton Openness - Moderate Conscientiousness - High Extraversion – Moderate Agreeableness – High Neuroticism – High

Fester Openness - High Conscientiousness - High Extraversion – High Agreeableness – Low Neuroticism - Low

Can you profile the personality of the two characters viz. Fester and Knowlton?