ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

CASE STUDY ANALYSIS (2)

By BASITH ALI VK
MBA HCM

CASE STUDY: A Day in the Life of a Leader

1. What are the different performance requirements in each of Tom’s leadership
roles?
The first performance requirements will be the setting of goals for himself and his
organization. As we know from the case study he is planning to expand acquire another
bank that would make his bank largest in that region. Before that he was to consider so
many things such as will the brand of his bank will get affected if he acquired new bank, also
will it affect the existing management structure and workforce.
The second performance criteria will be Managing employees towards direction of
achieving goals. From the case study we can see that by acquiring new bank he need bring
more workforce and new executives with qualities such as trustworthy, smart, hardworking,
communication with workforce and customers as well as the executive preference. In the
case story it is clearly explained how he handles and approaches all the departments in their
decision making helping them by giving ideas in discussion etc. He is also scoutmaster he is
involved in hiring new young recruits where he guides and teaches the qualities required for
being a leader and motivational speech
The third performance criteria will be managing self to comply with various
demands. As he was involved in 3 major roles at a time he should self-motivate himself and
should be highly emotional stable at the same time so that it won’t affect his thinking ability
and while making important decisions.

2. What key attributes would Tom need to succeed in each leadership role? What
attributes are common across all the roles? What attributes are unique to each
role?

The key attributes that tom needed to succeed in leadership role of his organisation
will be Decision making, Problem solving skills, General Intelligence, administrative
skills, extraversion, agreeableness, achievement orientation, creative/divergent
thinking capabilities etc. and if he try consultative C2 approach it would be more
useful for him since he is many works at a single time. For the chair of states
infrastructure development commission, the key attributes needed are Extraversion,
Agreeableness- he should take all the information and the points from the members,
achievement orientation, Social acuity, ambition since he wanted this project to be
done, and communication skills to pursue and convince the idea he wanted to do
 and to be accepted and move forward with members. And finally for the District
Republican committee the key attributes are achievement orientation, negotiation
skill, communication skill, Dominance, emotional regulation as there is chances of
issues getting worse or heated up.
The attributes that are common to all the roles are:

 Achievement orientation
 Communication
 Extraversion
 Ambition
The attributes that are unique to each role are:

 Consultative C1
 Social acuity
 Good Negotiation skill

3. . What personal qualities does Tom possess that help him display different
behaviours in each role and lead successfully in the different roles?

Below are the personal qualities that tom possess that helped him to display
different behaviours in each role

 Bank Ceo – The tom had good management skills. He was flexible was able to
do multiple work without any problem. He is very dedicated and hardworking
to achieve his goals. He has a very good decision making and problem solving
skills.
 State infrastructure development committee – The main skilled he used here
is communication skill as he need to convince the members. The others skill is
ambition and determination to do this project. He also showcased social
responsibility and social acuity.
 Districts Republican Committee – He showed leadership quality in decision
making, Supportive leadership behaviour, effective negotiation skill and
communication skill and also a good networking skill to find the donors of his
candidate
 CLASS TASK
NAME ADOLF HITLER MAHATMA GANDHI ELON MUSK
CHARISMA-PASSION- Hitler’s charisma was As we all know ELON Musk is a very
VISION the key to the whole Gandhiji was able to charismatic person
success of national ensure all his vision, with a positive
socialism. His vision to passion and ideas outlook and optimism
make Germany bigger were passed to others for a better future. His
and pure was his which lead to passion for the
driving force. His independence of his innovation can be
passion can be seen in country. His vision was seen in his work , he is
his speeches. to create Non- very dedicated and
violence and hardworking in order
democratic social to reach his goals. He
order in which there is also has a vision to
balance between take humans to mars
individual freedom and start life there.
and social
responsibility.
Determination He was a man who The gandhiji wanted The elon musk where
was striving for power to obtain freedom he is now is due to
and command. To be from British through determination and
the commander of non-violence and passion to innovate.
Germany and to peace. He never gave At various stages of
conquer the whole up or never lost hope his life he met with
world , he managed to even when his failures and
climb the all the way struggle to achieve his disappointments and
up from being a goals met with failure. yet he still fought to
simple soldier in front He didn’t let go of his achieve his goals.
line to commander belief in non-violence He had many failures
and ruler of Germany. till the last breathe of in the course of his
This shows how his life. His sheer career, ranging from
determined he was to determination to mechanical failures in
achieve his goal. achieve independence tesla to rocket
of his country through crashing and was
non-violence was almost bankrupt is
successful. Space X. so the
success he gained now
and the position he
holds now is because
of his determination.
Influence Many people were got Gandhi’s teaching of Elon Musk envisions a
influenced by Hitler non-violence reality where people
and his ideologies. It resistance known as across globe can rely
can be in both good satyagraha, has had a exclusively on
way or bad way. The lasting effect and renewable energy.
Hitler overall has a influence on the world Those who buy Elon
very negative image today. He has been musk products don’t
but to the people who role model for many view themselves as
followed him famous, influential buying something but
experienced great people such as Martin rather as investing in
 positive influence. Luther King Jr, Nelson their futures and
Hitler was adored by Mandela etc. His future of world. This
the people who were continued influence approach of his was
close to him. His can be still felt today influenced or
secretaries and in many non-violence attracted many
followers never got peace organization millennials to his
maddened by his around the world projects because
ruddness or lack if bearing his name and people in this age
indulgence towards teaching his group often
them, Hitler knew philosophy. demonstrate strong
their names and interest in renewable
birthdays, he visits energy and making
them when they were world a better place.
ill and they repaid him No matter what he
with lifetime loyalty does or how he does
even when he his it, millennials believe
crimes were known that Musk has
publically. potential foresight of
what our future holds.

NAME ADOLF HITLER MAHATMA GANDHI ELON MUSK

Integrity Hitler’s lack of ethical Mahatma Gandhi was Elon Musk has always
reasoning and social not a freedom fighter believed in certain
intelligence goes back or national reformer principles pertaining
to his self-awareness, but he was a symbol to use of electricity
empathy. He was of national integrity. and other scientific
unethical in thoughts He was a symbol of principles. He has
and actions. unity. He wished for always stayed true to
the welfare of the these core values of
people of his country. himself and carried
He made sure out all of his
everyone in his operations
country lived accordingly. He has
peacefully and never shifted or
democratically betrayed his core
without any injustice. ethics and values thus
maintaining a high
level of integrity.
Goal Achievement Hitler started of the Gandhi’s goals from Elon wants to save
movement for welfare first was to achieve his humanity and make a
of Germany then it goals through non- world better place.
turned out to be for violence and unity
his own goals due to among his people
ego and the power he from his country to
had. gain independence.