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After the Oil Spills: Transformation at the JIC
Yemen, Gerry; James, Erika HayesCase DARDEN-OB-1011-ELeadership and People ManagementWhat if you were responsible for the day-to-day operations at the Joint Information Center (JIC) at the Unified Incident Command for the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill? Suitable for MBA, EMBA, GEMBA, and executive education classes, this case offers insights about leadership in complex situations. A media supplement, providing the oil spill background and a visual stakeholder analysis of the situation, may be used alone or in conjunction with this c...Starting at €8.20
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Giving and Receiving Feedback Evaluation
James, Erika Hayes; Clawson, James G.Technical Note DARDEN-OB-0916-ELeadership and People ManagementThis chart can be used to help students reflect on and document their feedback conversations. In the course of giving or receiving feedback, we often become so embroiled in what we are saying or in what is being said to us that we fail to reflect on the quality and impact of the communication. Though intended to accompany the technical note “Feedback” (UVA-OB-0746), the chart is useful with many other materials on assessing performance.Starting at €8.20
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When a Pandemic Hits: Treading H2O and the Possible Pox (C)
James, Erika Hayes; Clifton, Jason; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0942-ELeadership and People ManagementThis five-case series, sold as a package, presents an opportunity for students to understand that leadership mindset is not going from crisis to crisis, but anticipating and shaping your organization. Through four case scenarios, students learn the need to recognize when there is a crisis situation, explore problems that often occur when issues are ignored, and take appropriate actions to remedy the situation. In the (C) case, two and a half mont...Starting at €5.74
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Decision-Making and Leading through Crisis
James, Erika Hayes; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0904-ELeadership and People ManagementDuring a discussion, a physician once pointed to the name on his lab jacket and said, “MD—makes decisions!” One of the greatest challenges we face in cultivating leadership competence is being centered and skillful in the midst of difficult and upsetting situations, or during times of crisis. Each of the three vignettes in this case offers an opportunity to practice decision-making in challenging situations. The material helps students focus on d...Starting at €8.20
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The College of William & Mary: Renew or Resign
James, Erika Hayes; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0956-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case, written from public sources, offers an opportunity to role-play a situation and challenge students to determine whether this event is a crisis. After months of meetings, the school’s governing body decided not to renew the president’s contract past July of 2008. Although the public had not yet been informed, the university president was told. Two days after being notified, W&M President Gene Nichol publically resigned effective immedia...Starting at €8.20
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LIVESTRONG: Cycling Around Lance Armstrong
James, Erika Hayes; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-OB-1047-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case can be used in Leadership and Organizational Behavior courses or in any course dealing with challenges faced by nonprofit organizations experiencing crisis. In early 2013, the ongoing controversy involving cyclist Lance Armstrong’s use of performance-enhancing drugs was taking its toll on the nonprofit foundation Livestrong, which Armstrong himself had founded years before after being diagnosed with cancer. Armstrong had already been st...Starting at €8.20
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When a Pandemic Hits: Treading H2O and the Possible Pox (B)
James, Erika Hayes; Clifton, Jason; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0941-ELeadership and People ManagementThis five-case series, sold as a package, presents an opportunity for students to understand that leadership mindset is not going from crisis to crisis, but anticipating and shaping your organization. Through four case scenarios, students learn the need to recognize when there is a crisis situation, explore problems that often occur when issues are ignored, and take appropriate actions to remedy the situation. In the (B) case, one month has elaps...Starting at €5.74
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When a Pandemic Hits: Treading H2O and the Possible Pox (A)
James, Erika Hayes; Clifton, Jason; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0940-ELeadership and People ManagementThis five-case series, sold as a package, presents an opportunity for students to understand that having the leadership mindset is not about going from crisis to crisis, but anticipating and shaping your organization. Through four case scenarios, students learn the need to recognize when there is a crisis situation, explore problems that often occur when issues are ignored, and take appropriate actions to remedy the situation. In the (A) case, st...Starting at €8.20