Question 1: Three Deloitte Trends Related to the Case.
Three issues that relate to the case the most include:
Leadership disputed: Pushing the boundaries
Employee Experience: Culture, engagement and beyond.
Real time.
Leadership is an issue in this case as there is an evident gap in the style of leadership at 8SK and an effective leadership style. Leadership at 8SK is not broad as such, it does not include millennials and does not provide millennials the opportunity to develop. From the case, Landon has the idea that a junior employee, Grace could not push through with her idea (MacMillan,2015). Being that millennials are taking over most of the labour market, it is vital for organizations to be aware of this and take steps like rethinking …show more content…
From the article Managing your boss, on of the elements an employee needs to consider in order to develop an effective work relationship is their personal style (Gabarro & Kotter, 1980). Grace needs to be aware of her personal work style and how this could affect her job and the people around her positively or negatively. Grace’s style conflicted with that of Landon’s. Being that Grace was very hasty and quick to react, she was very quick to write an email to Bill after her discussion with Landon (MacMillan, 2015). She was quick to react and did not allow herself the opportunity to understand the conversation. Grace should work on increasing the level of flexibility in her personal life in order to adapt with situations and interact with people more …show more content…
Landon seems to possess a more traditional form of workstyle. He is accustomed to following a strict method and each department or position should focus on just their task. He is of the believe that as a junior employee, you have to focus on your duties alone and you can not drive across such a thing especially being that it is the job of the IT department (MacMillan, 2015). For Landon to be persuaded and buy into Grace’s ideas, she has to understand his style of decision making. In regards to the five styles of decision making, Landon possesses the traits of a Skeptic. He has a strong personality, he is disagreeable and is straightforward. “To persuade a skeptic, you need as much credibility as you can garner” (Williams & Miller, 2002). Being that a skeptic tends to trust someone that they can relate with or is similar to them, Grace should present her ideas to Landon alongside someone that Landon trusts. Someone who had gained credibility by working at the company with Landon for as long as he has. By doing this, Landon would be more open to the idea that she
Three issues that relate to the case the most include:
Leadership disputed: Pushing the boundaries
Employee Experience: Culture, engagement and beyond.
Real time.
Leadership is an issue in this case as there is an evident gap in the style of leadership at 8SK and an effective leadership style. Leadership at 8SK is not broad as such, it does not include millennials and does not provide millennials the opportunity to develop. From the case, Landon has the idea that a junior employee, Grace could not push through with her idea (MacMillan,2015). Being that millennials are taking over most of the labour market, it is vital for organizations to be aware of this and take steps like rethinking …show more content…
From the article Managing your boss, on of the elements an employee needs to consider in order to develop an effective work relationship is their personal style (Gabarro & Kotter, 1980). Grace needs to be aware of her personal work style and how this could affect her job and the people around her positively or negatively. Grace’s style conflicted with that of Landon’s. Being that Grace was very hasty and quick to react, she was very quick to write an email to Bill after her discussion with Landon (MacMillan, 2015). She was quick to react and did not allow herself the opportunity to understand the conversation. Grace should work on increasing the level of flexibility in her personal life in order to adapt with situations and interact with people more …show more content…
Landon seems to possess a more traditional form of workstyle. He is accustomed to following a strict method and each department or position should focus on just their task. He is of the believe that as a junior employee, you have to focus on your duties alone and you can not drive across such a thing especially being that it is the job of the IT department (MacMillan, 2015). For Landon to be persuaded and buy into Grace’s ideas, she has to understand his style of decision making. In regards to the five styles of decision making, Landon possesses the traits of a Skeptic. He has a strong personality, he is disagreeable and is straightforward. “To persuade a skeptic, you need as much credibility as you can garner” (Williams & Miller, 2002). Being that a skeptic tends to trust someone that they can relate with or is similar to them, Grace should present her ideas to Landon alongside someone that Landon trusts. Someone who had gained credibility by working at the company with Landon for as long as he has. By doing this, Landon would be more open to the idea that she