Check My Work

Christopher is the manager of the development department for a large company. Recently, he scheduled a meeting with a challenging objective$-$to discuss a failing project with one of his product development teams. The project is costing a lot of time and money but does not appear to have any return on investment in sight. Which of the following approaches would demonstrate successful strategic leadership?

a$.$ He should inform them that the project they are working on is no longer aligned with the company's vision, that he's killing it$,$ and that all of their work has been in vain.

b$.$ He should keep the project going despite its failure because he doesn't have any better projects for them to work on$.$

$c$ He should blame the markets for making the project unsuccessful and announce that the company is shifting customer targets and will work on the project in the context of a new industry.

d$.$ He should start by thanking the team for their hard work on the project so far but explain the company is no longer pursuing it$.$ He should clearly articulate his vision for the future of the company and the team and set a meeting to debrief on the project.