Hervé Rousseau: The Rise and Fall of a Young Consultant (A)

Description

The context is the post-merger integration project of two European banks. GlobalOne (a major multinational consulting firm) was put in charge of the IT transformation, adapting the production and management processes, and proceeding with a change management project for the unified sales force. The case is written by a young manager who actively took part in this project. The case describes how the market conditions and the overall changes in the consulting industry directly impacted the working conditions in the years 2000 to 2003. More precisely, the case will focus on how the manager tried to handle increasing pressure imposed by the hierarchy. He will describe the difficulties encountered, the attempts to pursue his career objectives in an extremely competitive (and perhaps unfair) environment. He will also analyze his personal mistakes when facing stress and frustration.

Learning Objective

The various axis of analysis could be: - Too young to manage? Young employees and young bosses - Personality traits and narcissism - Burnout, stress, frustration - Personal and professional goals - Self-knowledge. Self-control.

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Keywords

Careers & Career Planning consulting Mobbing Personnel Management