His Team Gets The Best Assignments

Synopsis:

This case explains about the biasness of a leader for his different teams. Favoring one team and overlooking other team is the theme of this case.

What observations would you make about Carly’s leadership at Mills, Smith, & Peters?

Carly’s leadership style is based on leader-member exchange theory. Carly’s leadership with Jack has a special relationship who is a trusted creative team leader to whom she give high levels of responsibility, decision influence, and access to resources. This in-group pays for their position. They work harder, are more committed to task objectives, and share more administrative duties. The other groups are over looked by Carly, which consists of Terri, Julie and Sarah who are given low levels of choice or influence. This also puts constraints upon them. They have to nurture the relationship with their inner circle whilst balancing giving them power with ensuring they do not have enough to strike out on their own.

Is there an in group, and out group, and if so, who are they?

Yes, there is an in group and out group in the organization. Jack is considering being in group and Terri, Julie and Sarah are considering being out group. Although Sarah is satisfied with what she is doing and doesn’t complain, still she agrees with Terri’s and Julie’s observations about Carly.

In what way is Carly’s relationship with the four groups productive or counterproductive to the overall goals of the agency?

Carly’s relationship with Jack is of special where she has full trust on him and his team and when ever she has to showcase her accounts to upper management she often uses the work of jack’s team.