Protagonist in the case: Sam Glass (Product group supervisor) Landon Care Products. Issues troubling Sam Glass: Alex Sander – Product Manager is a highly talented individual and has been very effective employee and has delivered results but when it comes to handling people Alex doesn’t seem to fit into the role. Sam has high regards for Alex and is keenly interested in keeping Alex at Landon but at the same time also understands that Alex lacks leadership skills especially with respect to people handling
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I will be reflecting on the Harvard Business Review article‚ A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products. Sander’s personality is one of a driven person to succeed at the cost of others. He is not daunted by who he insults or what he has to do or say to achieve what he feels makes him a ‘success’. He is an egotistical person that comes off as better than others and does not apologize for it. He feels that he has no time for reviews‚ since he believes
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individual named Alex Sander‚ who is 32 years old and a MBA graduate from MIT‚ is a new product manager in the toiletries division for Landon Care Products Inc. Alex is hard working yet narcissist and strives to be flawlessness in his job not understanding that everybody’s ability towards work is different. Alex may be an exceedingly gifted individual‚ a quick learner‚ has entrepreneurial talent with wide market and product knowledge‚ may be self-confident‚ and self-driven. On the other hand‚ Alex is adolescent
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1) Investigate the 360 feedback system as a performance evaluation tool. List key advantages and problems associated with this method. 360 degree feedback system as a performance evaluation tool as long as the understanding of its intent is understood. “There are three key steps in the successful implementation of 360 degree feedback systems in an organization. The three steps are that it must fit the organizations culture‚ make it psychometrically sound‚ and used with care” (“Best Practices”‚
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Alex Sander is a highly motivated product manager for the Toiletries Division of Landon Care Products‚ Inc.‚ a cosmetics products company headquartered in Connecticut. Alex was brought to the company by owner Sam Glass with the expectation of shaking up the product team and creating waves through his relentless work ethic. The young manager‚ undaunted by any learning challenge‚ has successfully lead his team through the rebranding of two national skin care products in just over a years’ time. A recent
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Day in life of Alex Sander: Diyora Hitesh V Regd No. PA1110 Abstract Alex Sander is a new product manager at Landan care products inc. which has been acquired by a European Beauty company. Alex Sander is very talented and has rebranded two national products in one year. She knows very well when to launch product and she is smart enough to do things correctly. Sander is getting her
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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 Division of Landon Care Products‚ Inc.‚ a cosmetics
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Study 2 - A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products 1. What behaviours by Alex are having the greatest impact on the 360° data provided by her co-workers? Which of these behaviours are positive and which are negative? This case study provides valuable insight into the way emotions and soft skills or its absence can affect motivation and leadership capabilities. Alex Sander is the newest and youngest product manager at Landon. He had been very successful
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LIFE OF ALEX SANDER : DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE AT LANDON CARE PRODUCTS By Larry E. Greiner & Elizabeth Collins CASE ANALYSIS SUBMITTED BY OB GROUP 6 COMPRISING OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS 1. Akhil Joshi (2013016) 2. Amee Thaker (2013024) 3. Angad Singh(2013030) 4. Ankit Parashar(2013036) 5. Ankit S Singh(2013039) 6. Anupam Smita(2013049) 7. Abhinav Srivastava(2013340) INTRODUCTION The following study is based on a case wherein the protagonist‚ Alex Sander at the
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A day in the life of Alex Sanders: Driving in the fast lane at Landon Care Products By Anshul Gupta Sayan Ghosh Neha Shourie Neha Saraogi Case Study: A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane of Landon Care Products. Executive Summary * Alex Sander was the newest and youngest product manager in the toiletries division of Landon care products headquartered
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