Rick Drumm (his real name), once a teen drumming contest winner, is facing the most promising, but also the most ambitious, career transition in his profession as a supervisor and a leader. Having survived as a series of interview - by various Board members, the headhunter, and the Chairman of D'Addario – he is advised that he must be interviewed by Jack Welch, the legendary CEO of General Electric, as the final measure in his choice process. Rick has to determine how to prepare for this interview, the way to approach this final evaluation of his qualifications to assume the direction of a considerably larger and more elaborate organization.
The (A) instance describes his issues and questions about the prospective interview. It also paints the scenario of Ricks private history, and the occasionally colorful career transitions he's gone through up to this latest chance. Essential topics are highlighted, tracing the central threads of his development as a manager. The (A) case finishes with Rick ringing the bell at Welch's Boston dwelling on a cold afternoon in December.
Rick Drumm (A) case study solution
PUBLICATION DATE: September 17, 2008 PRODUCT #: BAB141-PDF-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about LEADERSHIP & MANAGING PEOPLE
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