THOMAS GREEN:

POWER, OFFICE POLITICS,

AND A CAREER IN CRISIS

BY MANAS OLI
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 • Founded in 1990
DYNAMIC • Provider of self-service options (ATM, Kiosk)
• 60% market share in travel and hospitality sector
DISPLAYS • Web check-in will be a risk
 • Started as an account executive in Dynamic
Displays
• Currently working as Senior marketing specialist
THOMAS • Sketched to be talented and very intelligent
GREEN • Made his mission to get noticed
• Leader without management experience
• Very conservative in thinking
 • Marketing Director
• 17-year veteran in Dynamic Displays
• Started as an accounting executive, climbed up the
FRANK ladder step by step
• Will set goals and sales target to his employees
DAVIS • Experienced in forecasting the market
• Maintains sufficient data for backup
MISTAKES MADE BY THOMAS GREEN
• Failed to give regular updates to his boss
• Always tried to skip communicating with Davis
• Openly challenges his boss without any proofs at his backend
• Spreads his uncomfortableness with his boss to others outside the
group
• Green ignored the suggestions of McDonald to seek guidance
from senior managers
GREEN’S NEXT MOVE
GREEN’S NEXT MOVE….

• He has to work hard to learn marketing strategies to backup his

claims.
• He should think in the view of Boss/ the experienced person
• Look after the mistakes he had committed and communicate his
views to McDonald.
• Think out of the box
THANK YOU