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read the case and finish the following questions.

  1. How well do you think Amy’s tweets are effective in communicating the consideration dimension of leadership?
  2. What recommendations might you have to help Amy make her tweets more effective as an approach to leadership and motivation?
  3. Explain whether you think tweeting is an effective way for Amy to demonstrate the consideration dimension of leadership

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Amv is the supervisor of a group of petrolenr.n engineers r'vorkin-e in Alaska. Although the engineers are rvell paid, they endure some difflcLrlt conditions u,heu working in the field from Septernber through Ma,v. Arry recognizes that she is a stron-ely task-oriented leader/ntanager, and justifies her style because her employer, an eltergy coulpany. is such a results-driven enterprise. A leadership coach liired by the company suggests to Arny that she shoLrld find a rvay to add a more hurnanistic, consideration approach to lier leadership style. Am.v decides that she can colttiltue to be a taskoriented rnanager during r,vorking hours. br"rt tliat she rvill combine this approach rvitli tweets that reflect high consideration and a lurrnan touch. Tlie leadership coach eucor-ll'ages Arny to give her approach a try. Among the tweets Amv sends during the tbllorving 3 rveeks are the fbllorving: Sent to Bntce: Great to have you on the tearl. You're hinirrg pai dirt. Sent to Jodl;: Yott are a fab softr.vare gal. Love you being on the team. Senl lo Jtutine: Love your calculations. Your engagement ring is a kr-rockout. Sent to L[tuphy: You ntalie the Colorado School Mirring proud. Sertl lo Beth: Love your analytics of as rnuch as your Yoga-sq/le Pants. After these tweets and a fer,v similar effbrts, Aur1, r,vas rvondering rvhv she rvas r.rot receiving r.nany return tr,veets, other than a ferv that said "Thanks, Arny." Case Questions 1. Horv u,ell do you think Amy's tr,veets are effective in comrnunicating the consideratign dimension of leadership? 2. Wliat recorlrrnendatious ntight yor-r have to help Amy ntake her tweets more effective as an approach to leadership and nrotivation? 3. Explain whether you think tr,veeting is an efl-ective rvay for Amy to demonstrate the cousideration dir.nensior.r of leadership. Sertt to Carlos: Nice job today. Horv did your cat come out of the spal ing operation? Endnotes 1. Original story created frorn facts and observations in tlte following sources: Lervis Lazare, "McDonald's Taps New Domestic Marlieting Honcho as Sales Decrease" (wwr.v .bizjoumals.com), January 23,2014, pp. 1J;"Deborah Wahl Meyer" (www.boardroominsiders.com), August 18, 2014, p. l; Roberl Channick, "McDonald's Names Nerv Chief Marketing Offi cer" (wlvw.chicagotribune.com), January 22, 20 1 4. p. I : Lorene Yue, "McDonald's Narnes New U.S. Marl
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Effective communication and leadership
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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP
How well do you think Amy’s tweets are effective in communicating the consideration
dimension of leadership?
Effective communication is not only about exchanging information but also it entails
understanding the intention and the emotion of the message. In my opinion, Amy’s tweets are
not as effective as she hoped they would be. That is why the simple reply from the members
surprised her. Considering that she is the leader, there are things she would have done and the
members would feel more appreciated. To start with, she would have called for a meeting, find
out more about the challenges they face in their work and come up with ways of addressing
them. This would make the employees feel respected, cared about and appreciated (Bell and
Kozlowski, 2002). The tweets wo...


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