OB Presentation: Analyzing Leadership and Organizational Issues

This presentation analyzes the organizational behavior challenges faced by Susan Taylor, a leader in a pharmaceutical organization. The presentation identifies three primary issues: managing workforce diversity, resolving conflicts, and improving job satisfaction. It applies relevant theories such as Tuckman's stages of group development, French and Raven's power theory, and Handy's cultural model to address these issues. The analysis provides recommendations for Susan to improve her leadership skills, foster a more inclusive environment, reduce workplace conflicts, and enhance employee satisfaction. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of a strong internal environment and employee self-satisfaction for organizational success, and suggests that Susan adapt to the new environment and leverage her past experiences to effectively lead her team and contribute to the organization's success. The presentation stresses the need for her to develop her own leadership style and avoid over-reliance on others to become an effective leader.

OB PRESENTATION

OVERVIEW
Susan Taylor’s is a thirty years young women who has been given responsibility of ten
employees in the organization but before this job she was taking care of forty staff members of
production and three supervisors which were all women. She had an older man to lesser her
pressure of work by helping her who was the production manager.
She had help which is why she did not feel the pressure of employees and the responsibilities of
them. In the new place she did not have anyone to guide her and the employees of the
organization were experienced and professionals in the work.
They also asked her questions regarding the functioning of the organization for which Susan took
a lot of meetings but the satisfaction of this job was not present for her.
Susan was not used to interference of the employees in her work place and she has this sudden
change which is not good for the career life.

FIRST OB ISSUE
 The first organizational issue is managing workforce diversity
which is lacking in Susan.
 Susan has worked with forty three people but in this new
organization she just has to work with ten people but she is not
being able to take their responsibility completely because she
has worked with women in the last organization.
 It is very important for Susan to treat all the employees as one
and there is a male dominance which she has to control so that
the culture of the organization can be maintained which is a
very essential factor which Susan has to take care of.

THEORY FOR FIRST OB ISSUE
Tuckman theory can be used in this situation where Susan can have a better
workforce for herself in the organization. It is very important to have
satisfaction in the working of the organization.
There are four stages which are forming, storming, norming and performing.

CONTINUE…
 These are developing an idea and having a brain storming on it so that there is a
common decision which can be taken for the better functioning.
 Norming and performing are when those decisions are improved and worked upon and
implemented after that in the organization so that there is a better consequence after
that factor. Susan will have to use this theory so that she can have a better functioning
and the organization will be able to have a better productivity.
 There are a lot of professionals so with the help of them she will be able to grow
further if she involves all of them in the decision making and planning for the
betterment of the company.

RECOMMENDATION
It is very important for Susan to have a
control and take the responsibilities of the ten
employees under her so that the organization
can function effectively and the internal
environment remains healthy.
There has to be no discrimination because of
race, culture, gender, etc, in the organization
for the organization to function effectively
and smoothly in the market.

SECOND OB ISSUE
There are a lot of conflicts which are rising in the new
organization which Susan has joined which has to be
worked upon so that there is a better functioning.
There are a lot of factors which have to be worked up
by Susan in the new organization so that she can make
the internal environment of the organization better.
Conflicts can make the functioning slower and the
demands of the patients will not be met which is a
great disadvantage for the organization on a long run.

THEORY FOR SECOND OB ISSUE
French and Raven is a very good theory
which can be used by Susan which is a power
theory which can be used in this aspect so that
the conflicts with the employees can be
removed in the organization.
She will get the power and confidence of
taking responsibility which will reduce the
conflicts and there are meetings she can
conduct to reduce that.

CONTINUE…
 There is a lot of power understanding which can be learnt for Susan from this
model and she can have a better control on the men working under her.
 She will have to understand them have a professional bound with them so that
they can function as team.
 Leaders have to use their powers where and when required so that they can
control and monitor their employees under them which can be improved for the
benefit of the organization.
 There has to be a trust between the employees and the leaders of the organization
so that they can function effectively.

RECOMMENDATION
This theory is going to help Susan get a control on the employees in the
organization which is going to be very good for the company.
Susan will have a better understanding of her power and the conflicts in
the organization will reduce and sense of direction of functioning of the
employees will increase.

THIRD OB ISSUE
There is no job satisfaction in the organization with
Susan has joined because she is not even comfortable
with the environment yet.
To have a job satisfaction there has to be a friendly
environment in the organization which the employees
did not provide her with which is why it is very
important for the company to have a better functioning
for themselves.
The internal behaviour and ethics of the employees has
to be improved so that there is a better functioning
which is going to create satisfaction.

THEORY FOR THIRD OB ISSUE
The theory which can be used to improve this aspect is Handy’s cultural
model which is good to improve the culture and the power distribution in the
organization which is a very important factor.
There are experienced and professionals which have to work under Susan
which is why that is a problem for her.