Weight Watchers Case Study

For many years James Chambers has been the CEO of the Weight Watchers Company and has invested a lot of time in making the company grown in many ways. According to the article James chambers has formally decided that he is going to be stepping down and the company has been forced to consider other options to fill that position. Since this is a “decision” based case a leader must follow the five guidelines which are options, criteria, analysis of options, recommendation, and actions. Will this decision be hard to make? It may or it may not but the ones considered will definitely need to be experienced and well trained to be considered for the position. Why is the CEO of the Weight Watchers Company stepping down? One might say that he is stepping down because of the pressure of bringing enough consumers to invest in the products. In the article the author states that “He took over as the company was struggling to recruit and retain paying …show more content…
First, the challenge of excelling in all the categories that are set up to be ready for this position. Also the challenge of accepting the leadership role that comes with being the CEO and the responsibility that comes with the position. According to the article the author mentions that “The unexpected leadership change comes as Weight Watchers has been trying to reverse a yearslong slide in membership and revenue.”(Byron, Lublin) From a leadership perspective one might recommend that all candidates for this position must not only follow the guidelines listed previous but be willing to make sacrifices at all times. By adding Oprah Winfrey to the office the consumer will increase but she will also play a huge role in the marketing side with her talk show experience and her unique way getting people inspired and motivated to do anything. One might also recommend bringing other investors to help boost the revenue and get more people to buy the