Rick Drumm (his real name), once as a teenager drums winner, faced with the most promising, but also the most difficult career transition into a career as a manager and leader. While a second-year MBA students in the accelerated program, and has served as president of Vic Firth Inc, $ 20 million in sales drumstick manufacturer, it is recruited to become president of J. D'Addario & Co, the largest producer of music accessories in the U.S.. Having gone through a series of interviews - by HeadHunter, various members of the Board and Chairman of the D'Addario - he said that he should be interviewed Jack Welch, the legendary CEO of General Electric, as the last step in its selection process. Rick must decide how to prepare for an interview, how to approach this final test their skills to take charge of a much larger, more complex organizations. (C) case focuses on Jim D'Addario (scion of the clan D'Addario, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), and his opinion on the growing needs of executive leadership in this historic venerable music company accessories. Housing provides a history of the company through various transitions in focus of business and leadership, and how Jim came to ask Welch to interview him "the best candidate." The case also describes Jim's views that the company needs at a given time, and its view of the key attributes of Rick Drumm author. The case is closed with Rick describing his first steps to diagnose the most pressing problems in D'Addario, and the actions that he took to take responsibility for the situation. "Hide
by J. BM Kassarjian Source: Babson College 5 pages. Publication Date: September 17, 2008. Prod. #: BAB143-PDF-ENG
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