EBK THE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
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Chapter 4, Problem 2.3CFA
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Person C is a skilled architect accountable for managing a group of designers in the E international .The personality of person C helps him to hike the company ranking and his intimidating style of communication starts to make problems and ability to get outcomes.
After that he recognized his review of performance that complaints about him was raising. Then person C starts to reconsider how he behaved with his peers and employees .He starts to use certain techniques studied in the education of executive course. The happening of the event was in the year 2013
To discuss: The way in which person C can alter his own leadership skills and the kinds of help he needs.
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