After graduating MBA in 2007, Toby Johnson, a former army pilot with the 18th Airborne Corps Rapid Deployment Force, joined the company's leadership development program PepsiCo (LDP). For his first assignment with PepsiCo, Johnson took over as production manager of Frito-Lay plant in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Williamsport plant had 200 employees and 54 million pounds per year. The case describes how Johnson led the factory, and its plan of action for the implementation of a new set of changes. During their stay at the Johnson Williamsport, the plant was put forward as a potential location for the entire company transformative initiative. This initiative will lead to major changes in the current structure of the team and incentive programs to Frito-Lay. Johnson need to think about the change implementation. "Hide
by Boris Groysberg, Leslie Dunford, Amy Lodge, Tereh Sayles Source: Harvard Business School 19 pages. Publication Date: Mar 08, 2010. Prod. #: 410103-PDF-ENG
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