You are a Managing Director at a company and you’re meeting with a peer Maureen about an upcoming project. As you’re wrapping up the meeting, you two begin to discuss who will lead the team. Maureen suggests Lee Chang, an ex-patriate from the China office. Lee is so quiet that no one ever notices him, yet he has the qualifications and desire to the do the job.

1. 1. What are your thoughts about Lee’s leadership abilities in general?
   2. What are your thoughts about Lee’s ability to lead a diverse workforce here in the US?
   3. Let’s say that the client requested Lee to lead the project. What would you do and how would you help ensure Lee’s success?

 

Lee is an introverted individual who possesses great skills in the job. Introverted individuals generally make great leaders since they give the team members a great opportunity to advance their own skills. I believe Lee will be a great asset to the China office and will make a great leader coordinating the team and allowing team members contribute their own ideas and thereby maximizing success chances.

Lee is a great leader who encourages team building. The US setting requires versatile leaders and that could prove quite challenging for Lee. Coming from a different country, Lee may be faced with quite a hard time trying to manage a workforce especially in America which is a capitalist country.

I believe Lee would be the best candidate to lead the team in China. In a case where the client requested Lee to lead the team, I believe this would be the best suited candidate. Lee’s contribution would be a great asset to guarantee the teams success. Lee’s team should however be constituted of good team members who may not pose a challenge to Lee since he poses poor people management skills.