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Staff Mee(ng Problems LEADERSHIP | THEORY AND PRACTICE Psychodynamic Approach Case 12.2

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Staff  Mee(ng  Problems  

LEADERSHIP  |  THEORY  AND  PRACTICE  Psychodynamic  Approach  

Case  12.2  

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Hypotheses  

•  Stan  Williams  –   General  manager  

–   Division  of  a  small  company  

•  Once  a  month    Staff  mee(ng  

•  Key  people  of  the  company  –   4  technical  specialists  –   3  sales/marke(ng  people  

–   1  budget/finance  person  

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Stan  &  his  Staff  Mee(ngs  

•  Stan’s  characterisitcs:  –  Very  orderly  person  –  Creates  agenda  for  each  mee(ng  

•  Stan  invites  pa(cipa(on  –  He  believes  in  crea(ng  a  team  atmosphere  

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However…  

•  Differences  in  degree/kind  of  par(cipa(on  

•  Result  is  the  opposite  of  Stan’s  expecta(ons  Instead  of  cohesion,  there  is  fric*on  and  conflict  

Role   Par*cipa*on  

1  Budget  &  Finance   Only  to  answer  direct  ques(ons  

3  Sales  &  Marke(ng   High.  They  dominate  mee(ngs.  Tell  jokes  

4  Technical  specialists   Just  sit  there.  Roll  their  eyes  showing  frustra(on  

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Stan’s  thoughts  

•  No  staff  mee(ngs  any  more  

•  Instead,  mee(ng  separately  – Technical  specialists  AND  Budget/Finance  – Marke(ng/Sales  AND  Budget/Finance  

Ps:  Stan  has  no  access  to  HR  department  

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Ques(ons  1/4  

Should  Stan  stop  having  the  mee(ngs?  

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Ques(ons  2/4  

Should  Stan  be  much  more  direc(ve  by  asking  for  par(cipa(on  by  specific  people  when  he  thinks  it  is  needed  on  a  par(cular  agenda  

item?  

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Ques(ons  3/4  

Should  he  devote  a  mee(ng  to  describing  what  he  wants  of  the  team  and  what  he  sees  

happening,  invi(ng  everyone  to  talk  about  their  reac(ons  to  the  mee(ngs  and  discussing  

ways  to  try  to  become  a  team?  

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Ques(ons  4/4  

Should  he  seek  out  a  consultant  to  help  with  the  problem?