FROM SALES REP TO CEO Anne Mulcahy did not plan to be a business leader. She graduated from Marymount College with a BA degree in English and Journalism. She wanted to be an editor like her Father. Instead‚ her Brother convinced her to go to work for Xerox. Anne began working for Xerox in 1976 as a field sales representative. Over the years‚ she worked her way up the corporate ladder until in 2001 she became the first woman CEO of the company. When Anne became Xerox’s CEO in 2001‚ the company was
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Behind the scenes of a great turnaround In Dean’s Innovative Leader Series presentation‚ Xerox Chairman and CEO Anne Mulcahy reveals leadership strategies that helped resuscitate the historic company As the chairman and CEO of Xerox‚ Anne Mulcahy was largely responsible for orchestrating what Money magazine called “the great turnaround story of the post-crash era.” By keeping the company steadfastly focused on customers and employees‚ she was able to lead Xerox away from the brink of collapse
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Case 1 MGMT 6150 Anne Mulcahy‚ Xerox CEO Fall 2013 Prepared by: H. Prepared for: Dr. Margaret M. Hopkins 09/10/2013 Fiedler’s Contingency Model: The Contingency Model that was developed by Fiedler’s and his associates was aimed to link the leadership style with the situation and circumstances surrounding each leader. (The Leadership Experience. p.68). Now will try to assess the leadership style of Anne Mulcahy to test the extent to which she was a relationship-oriented leader or a
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CASE #1: Anne Mulcahy – Xerox CEO David Rieker Anne Mulcahy was an employee of Xerox for 24 years that she spent within Sales‚ Human Resources and served as the chief of staff for former CEO‚ Paul Allaire. At 47 years old‚ all of that changed when Mulcahy took over as the CEO of Xerox. She had an excellent reputation within the company but nobody‚ not even herself‚ had pinned her as the CEO type. Many companies still believe in the old adage‚ that the CEO has to be a strong willed male
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Born in Rockville Centre‚ New York in 1952 with Four Brothers and was inspired to compete equally Raised in Catholic School and Catholic Community which she claimed helped her see the importance of having a “structure”/goals. Graduated at Marymount College – BA in English and Journalism Got a position as a Field Representative for Xerox. 16 Years two children choosing Between family time or work time or finding a better opportunity – wanted reward for 16 years of work Vice President
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Case 2 - ANNE MULCAHY AT XEROX FATS OF THE CASE ➢ Anne Mulcahy at the age of 23 she was the director of human resources‚ head of the Xerox ➢ She spent her first 16 years company’s fledging desktop computer business‚ and chief in sales‚ then eight years in an assortment of management of staff to Xerox’s CEO. ➢ She never aspired to run Xerox nor she was groomed to be CEO. In 2001 she became the CEO of Xerox. ➢ She accepted the position when the company was in horrible
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The Diary of Anne Frank The story Diary of Anne Frank was a very interesting book which showed the ways a group of Jewish people during the 1940’s went about trying to conceal their identity and themselves. This story was a true story taken from a diary of a young girl during the incident. This was made into a play during 1955. This was praised as Frances Goodrich’s and her husband Albert Hackett’s most famous work as it was performed. The play was started in November of 1945. As Mr. Frank
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The entries dated from June 14th to July 5th are written in Anne’s home in Amsterdam‚ Holland‚ where she spends her last few weeks of freedom under almost normal circumstances. Anne‚ a fun-loving girl who enjoys life‚ has just turned thirteen. She writes about the various presents she was given for her birthday. From her father‚ she received a diary (which was really an autograph book) with a red-checkered cover; this special gift is her favorite present. She has decided to tell about her life in
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Making Analysis MGT 230 Abstract This paper discusses the decisions made by incoming CEO Anne Mulcahy. Xerox was facing massive debt and an unprofitable future. Paving a better future for Xerox‚ Mulcahy improved the company image through strategic decisions. Having twenty four years of experience at Xerox‚ Mulcahy redefined the image of Xerox and placed a plan of recovery. Decision Making Analysis Anne Mulcahy was appointed CEO to Xerox Corporation in 2001 when Xerox was “teetering on the verge of
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complete focus for the management and functions of an organization‚ it has become apparent that CEO Anne Mulcahy used her experience of 24 years in Xerox to exemplify the organizational structure and focus on maintaining the original goals of the company by using effective communication to gain trust with individual employees while gaining control of the organization (Vollmer‚ 2004). Anne Mulcahy spent the first 90 days of her tenure as CEO for Xerox traveling worldwide to the different
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