Alex Sander’s Organizational Behavior Review Alex Sander is the project manager at Landon Care Products, Inc. Alex is smart. Alex is self-driven. Alex is an asset to his company in that he makes intelligent decisions, faces challenges straight on, and confidently makes things happen while getting things done. In over just one year at Landon, Alex rebranded two national skin care products. Sam Glass, Alex’s supervisor, expected Alex to cause waves within the work place when he hired him, due
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What does the 360 degree data tell us about Alex's likely career success? If you were Sam Glass, would you invest more time in helping Sander progress at Landon? The 360 degree data draws a “good vs. evil” portrait of Alex. He is a sort of incarnation of House, MD, a main character of a famous TV series: he is a high performer, but he has a lack of ability to work well with others. Narcissism, Machiavellianism and arrogance are three important negative traits of his personality emerge from
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SITUATION Alex Sander is a young and promising product manager in the Toiletries Division of Landon Care Products Inc. Over the past year, he has successfully rebranded two of Landon’s skin care products in the United States. Alex has created a winning enviornment at the Toiletries Division by applying very high standards to everyone, and often pushing his staff to the limits. A recent 360 degree review has revealed that Alex’s strong drive to succeed has come at a cost, as his staff are highly
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Situation Alex Sander talented product manager of Landon Care Products, Inc. is new in Landon though she has proved herself in a very short period of time and her talent is attractive to the management, but problem arises with peers and co-workers. Namely it shown in Alex’s style managing projects and team. Alex demonstrated very aggressive and intolerant managing style what bring constraint within team he leads. This situation is clearly described on 360° performance review process. After acquisition
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APRIL 11, 2008 LARRY E. GREINER ELIZABETH COLLINS A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products 5:25 A.M. Sweat dripped onto the handlebars of Alex Sander’s StairMaster. Sander was half an hour into a cardiovascular workout, while carrying on a conversation in the fitness center of the downtown condominium complex with a neighbor who was climbing steadily on his own StairMaster. At 32, Alex was the newest, and youngest, product manager in the Toiletries
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ALEX SANDER: DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE AT LANDON CARE PRODUCTS CASE ANALYSIS PROBLEM STATEMENT: What course of action Sam Glass should take in order to channel Alex’s talent which can progress team work serving success group including Alex personally, besides suggesting any modifications in 360ᴼ feedback process. PEST ANALYSIS: There exists no significant external factors to be analyzed, except: Economical factor: Avant-Grade a multi-billion-dollar
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APRIL 11, 2008 LARRY E. GREINER ELIZABETH COLLINS A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products 5:25 A.M. Sweat dripped onto the handlebars of Alex Sander’s StairMaster. Sander was half an hour into a cardiovascular workout, while carrying on a conversation in the fitness center of the downtown condominium complex with a neighbor who was climbing steadily on his own StairMaster. At 32, Alex was the newest, and youngest, product manager in the Toiletries
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| | |Final Exam | | |A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: | | |Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products
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Manager that Won’t Get Out of His Own Way MBA 6200 Situation Analysis: Based on the reading, Alex Sander appears on one hand to be a driven and energetic manager. He appears to be the kind of employee that upper management would want to have in place for results oriented progress. Strengths and weaknesses (combined as these traits can be good or bad depending on the environment and situation) * Alex is a focused individual * Not afraid to take larger than normal risks for the result of
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Organization T. Wright Holy Family University ROLES OF MANAGEMENT IN AN ORGANIZATION 2 Abstract In reading the three assigned articles/case study “Managing Your Boss”, “When a new manager stumbles, Who’s at fault?”, and “A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the fast lane at Landon Care Products” and looking back on some of my own work experiences I have realized that there are many key concepts in the roles of management in an organization. But there are a few key concepts in
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