Product Overview

The case describes how a leader simultaneously addresses various aspects of business and people management to achieve a turnaround. The actions taken by the leader to get rid of the non-functional practices, nurture the existing practices, and create new strategies and processes to accomplish business growth are described. The leader reshapes the organisational culture in partnership with the human resource department. The case can be used to show the different leadership styles (transactional and transformational) and tactics for managing change- partnering with HR to revamp people practices, cherry-pick and develop the right talent, etc.

Learning Objectives

The role of leader in achieving a turnaround. The use of HR as a partner in bringing about change The role of innovation and getting people to engage in meaningful work to be able to achieve business growth. The role of simultaneous creation, nurturing and destroying strategies and processes to achieve business growth.