Alex Sanders
Autor: sulay • February 25, 2018 • Case Study • 1,391 Words (6 Pages) • 565 Views
Please follow the following format for the cases henceforth.
Sec No | Group No | Name of the case | Name or names of the person created the final output |
4. | 21U2 | A day in life of Alex Sander: Driving in fast lane at Landon Care product | Arushi, Harish, Rahul, Sulay, Vaishali |
Problem Statement
How can Landon structure its 360 process to create a high performance environment? | At what level is it addressed (structure, system, process etc) Process |
Note: Alex Sander’s gender is not mentioned in the case. We have assumed it as male for use of pronouns. Alex Sander is a representative of every hard-working ,self-motivated employee in Landon whose high individual performance comes at the cost of group performance.
External Analysis (PESTLE)
Factor (Political, Economic, legal etc.) | Implications on the problem |
Political There is no political factor. | NA |
Economic Highly competitive segment. | $25 million has been allocated to fast track project completion. Competition adds pressure on employees – will affect performance |
Social Societal shift to Fast Paced Work Environments which focus only on efficiency | This affects the effectiveness of work done |
Cultural Fast paced, Busy Working environments with no work-life balance has become the work culture | Peer Pressure , Image Consciousness and affects the employee performance/morale |
Legal There is no legal factor in case | NA |
SWOT (360-degree feedback system)
Strength a. Improved Feedback From More Sources b. Helps employee to compare self-evaluation with perception of others (Blind Spot identification) c. Helps assess training needs d. Reduced Discrimination Risk | Weakness a. Individual bias will affect feedback b. Time Consuming Process c. Will be a source to vent out negative feelings d. Insufficient information about feedback- due to anonymity- further clarity can’t be sought e. Focus on Negatives and Weaknesses |
Opportunity a. If implemented correctly, it can help organization identify high performers. b. It can help providing employee a significant feedback about their career improvement c. Helps identify unmet needs and huge opportunity to satisfy the need of peers or subordinates. | Threat a. If not implemented correctly it would have detrimental effect on employee who are receiving negative feedback- Reduced Employee Morale b. Can cause high performers to leave the organization- Attrition |
SWOT (Alex Sander)
Strength a. Multitasker b. Self-Confident c. Self-Motivated, Takes Initiative d. Creative e. Gets work done- Taskmaster F. Puts extra efforts to meet targets | Weakness a. Narcissism b. Hostile c. Arrogant d. Bad temper e. Does not considers others in decision making. |
Opportunity a. On improving his people skills Alex can become great leader | Threat a. Can lose cooperation of his peers and subordinates b. Can demotivate employees- to work less than their potential and also get them fired |
Factors and Critical Factors
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