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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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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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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Anne Hutchinson and Puritan Leadership Anne Hutchinson was a strong willed and intelligent woman that lived in 1637 in the Massachusetts Bay colony. She opposed both John Winthrop‚ governor of the colony‚ as well as the Puritan church leaders who had a different set of beliefs from her‚ and made up the court of elected officials that assisted the governor. She was banished from the colony in 1638 on charges of blasphemy‚ because she claimed to have direct and divine inspiration from the Holy Spirit
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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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Lessons on leadership from Ann Fudge Question 1: How would Ann Fudge fall into the each of the Five Factor Model (FFM) categories? Classically the key pillars of Five Factor Model are: (cited in Journal of Applied Psychology‚ 87: 530-541.) Openness Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism Openness to experience: Ann Fudge’s journey over the ladder of corporate success including her two year sabbatical clearly cites the example of her welcoming attitude towards
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Anne Orthwood’s Bastard tells the story of John Kendall and Anne Orthwood and their bastard son‚ Jasper. It began with John and Anne’s meeting and ended when Jasper came of age. This book gave a detailed description of sex and law in early Virginia and how it differed from the law in England at the time. Two of the main themes seemed to be respectability and social mobility. During the 1660’s and 1670’s in Virginia‚ respectability and social mobility were two of the most important aspects people
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young member of the Frank family named Anne Frank. Anne Frank kept a diary of the family’s experiences while living in the secret annex. Anne Franks diary and the detailed trials her and her family experienced are known and read by people all over the world. Anne Franks and her diary have
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The Diary of Anne Frank is based on a true story where her and her family had to go into hiding for 2 full years before the Green Police caught them in a warm summer. The Frank family started to go into hiding in early July‚ 1942‚ it wasn’t until a week later the Van Danns showed up to the secret Annex. Sure enough it wasn’t until a couple months they had to let another person in the secret Annex it was Mr. Dussel‚ a local dentist in Amsterdam. Later in those years all 8 of them were caught by the
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