Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources
Assignment: Iggy’s Bread of The World – ½ Page Recommendation.
Name: Marcus T. Cleare

Background
Iggy’s Bread of The World, once a close knit, culture-rich, quality driven enterprise has lost many of its values as a result of expansion and a newly implemented management structure. The business has grown, but the owners recognize that restoring the original organizational values is critical to avoiding an even greater loss of employee productivity, company morale and the resulting reputational fall-out of such a state of affairs.
The challenges seem to all point to a common denominator; the decision to hire Matthew McCrae as COO. The leadership style and hiring decisions which McCrae made led to growing hostility between his team and long-tenured employees. Additionally, the owners were increasingly discontented with McRae’s lack of consultation with hiring and expansion activities. As the relationship between owners and COO worsened, McCrae resigned, and then rescinded his resignation, following which the parties decided to try to work out the differences. In summary, McCrae came up with a proposal, citing “undercompensating” as his primary concern.
Recommendation
Faced with a decision on McCrae’s proposal, I believe: 1. The owners should ask the question, Is McRae worth the price? Recognize that while their COO had credentials, he did not share their values. 2. McCrae wants more money and control; clearly it is time to sever ties with both he and Coleman. The other two employees hired by McRae also need to be evaluated and a decision made on their future with the company. 3. Finally, find a new COO with the help of a hiring consultant; someone who has credentials but also shared values of the owners. In the interim, the Ivanovic’s needed to take up the leadership roles in the business,