Case Study
The major issue is that too much power is centred in George. He has too much influence over decisions made in the organization. He has formal authority because of his position as Assistant Commissioner. Evidently, he has many individual attributes that make him powerful; in the case it says he has a reputation of being a “charismatic leader.” He knows how to use political strategies and tactics as is apparent by the way he states his opinions. The fact that he has connections with the Federal Government and the media is very significant because these are the very two organizations that are pressuring this small government agency to re-adjust. This need top re-adjust is causing a lot of stress (absenteeism, costly mistakes, missed deadlines) among the employees. The minor problems that arise from this situation are that weaker members are not as influential, even when they may have the better solution and that most will be pressured to agree with the majority because of the influence that George has. He even has considerable influence over his superior, the Commissioner, John, and this may be why the managers feel pressured--it is hard to go up against both of the top authority figures. E
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Commissioner John, Democratic Decision, Federal Government, Teflon George, Commissioner Evidently, Issues Minor, George John, power management, political strategies, georges plan, commissioner john, information exchange, instead public, charismatic leader, federal government, senior managers,
Approximate Word count = 1004
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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