TOPIC: LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS Learning Objective: Can leaders be trained to be more effective? Beena has just hired ve new people for her startup, La Angost'ura, in Fernandez Compound in Trinidad, which has been in business for a few years and recently received a large sum of money from an angel investor. Roy and Ramond are two of the new team members. They go out for dinner at the end of their second week and discuss the atmosphere at La Angostura. Ramond really appreciates the fact that Beena planned a fun meetand-greet party the rst week and went out of her way to integrate them into the team. Roy agrees and adds that he appreciated Beena's responsiveness to questions and her "open-door" policy. What ei'se did Remand and Roy mas! iikeiy rake note of regarding Bianca's behavior? 1Work in your groups to choose the correct response from the options given below; in half a page. provide clear justication, using Lender Eff'riveness Strategies, as to why the option your selected is correct. A] She emphasized the roles of each member of the team, making sure they understood their duties and responsibilities. B} In a meeting the rst week, she solicited Ramond's and Roy's opinions. instead of just making them sit and listen. C} She checked in frequently the rst week to make sure Rarnond and Roy were making progress toward daily goals. D] She went over the company rules and had Rarnond and Roy take a short quiz to demonstrate their understanding. E} She introduced Ramond and Roy to their team leaders, who then explained to them their respective projects. 2. Shakir started in the mail room at TTPost. Piarco. Trinidad and worked his way up to a management position within a few years. For the rst six months as manager of the sales department, he reexively adopted a fairly autocratic style of leadership. The department did well enough, with good sales numbers and a middling level of employee commitment. During his paid vacation, Shakir participated in a three-week transformational leadership retreat offered by the corporate headquarters. Tonia and Ken are two of Shakirls employees. They are having lunch two monts after Shakir's retreat and are discussing his leadership. Wire! day-on think they most iikeiy observe about the effect afsnekir's newr ieadersin}: style on fire atmosphere in the oire? In your groups. select the correct response from the options given and in about half a page. explain why the option you selected is correct. using Leadership Effectiveness Strategies from your main course text. A] Ken remarks that, if anything, the seminar had had a somewhat negative effect, as Shakir is now expecting them to problemsolve on their own, rather than telling them what to do. B} They discuss how everyone in the ofce seems a lot more motivated and how much it has affected their sales numbers, which are the highest the department has reported in years. C} Tonia remarks that. while there were denite positive changes in Shakir's behavior the rst few weeks after the seminar, he has since slipped back into his old leadership style. D] Ken says tat while he personally feels more of a connection with Shakir's. he knows some people do notfor instance, Lois actually misses Shakir's old leadership style. E} They both feel they have a more positive relationship with Shakir. but their motivation and levels of comrninnent to the company are the same as they always were
