Political Environment

Analysis
Coworker Difficulties
Questions?

 conflicting social styles

 lack of cognitive awareness
 power and influence in the workplace

Objective: Leave Potomac for an opportunity at Deep Dive

Implementation Plan:
- Understanding and securing new role
- Resigning from Potomac in an amicable way
- Learn from this experience and apply it to her new role

 Different social styles, personality types, experience levels within department

 Vaughan's bias against MBAs
 Follet's lack of political awareness

Problem Statement
Gregory Bella
Matthew Foley
Rahel Lippert
MGMT5112
Prof. R. Clayman
October 15, 2013

Rinaldi's Options
MARTHA RINALDI:
CASE ANALYSIS
*Stay at Potomac and work through the differences with co-workers
*Stay at Potomac and request a Department transfer
*Leave Potomac and take up offer from Deep Dive
Key Considerations

Recommendations

 How to enhance understanding of her own role?

 How to enhance understanding of organizational culture?
 Where to go from here?

Situation Assessment
Martha's Personal Shortcomings

 Unaware of own position within the company, organizational culture

 Lack of assertion --> gender? age?
 High need for recognition and approval
 Unable to ask questions/seek clarification
 Only wants to perform high-profile or "important" tasks

Martha Rinaldi has experienced significant difficulty integrating herself into the organizational culture and environment at Potomac Waters.

 Hiring strategy adjustments have increased tension

 Office gossip
 Social structures and Rinaldi's organizational fit

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