• Chapter 7 - Suki Andrews, Sales Supervisor, Listo Systems

Suki Andrews supervises a unit of sales representatives at Listo Systems. Recently, there have been problems. Customers have complained that her sales officers are not completing invoice orders quickly enough. Other daily tasks have also been neglected and performance numbers have shown a steep decline. Suki called the sales representatives into a meeting and listed the problems that were occurring. After limited discussion, she reminded them that their unresponsiveness and omissions could result in major financial hardships for the company through a loss of sales and customers. She reviewed the schedule for daily tasks and invoice procedures. She added that she would be monitoring the invoices and daily tasks and would follow-up on any complaints from customers in the next week by meeting with the sales officer responsible for that invoice. Answer the following questions by applying the concepts learned in Chapter 7. Also, conduct literature reviews on the subject of discussion and use to support your case study answers: 1. What are some of Suki's actions that indicate task behavior? 2. Is Suki's level of task behavior high or low? Why? 3. Which of Suki's actions indicated relationship behavior? 4. Is Suki's level of relationship behavior high or low? Why? 5. Which leadership style was Suki using (S1, S2, S3, or S4)? 6. Did Suki's leadership style match what was needed in the situation? Why or why not?