Management of People at Work
BOB KNOWLTON
Case overview:
Bob Knowlton is the team leader at Photon Lab headed by Dr. Jerrold. All of sudden a new member Simon Fester was introduced to the lab with being proper introduction and defining his role and position. Fester in intelligent man looking deep into the projects under execution in lab and start to cross over Bob and take his position with his aggressive and oppotunist approach. Bob, who believes in team work, starts feeling inferior to his new member and feels that he cannot voice his concern to his superiors. Dr Jerrold is ignorant of this tension building among his members, when he starts giving undue importance to Fester without concerning his team leader. All of this disturbed Knowlton and without consulting anyone, he began to look for job somewhere else.
Problems:
The Newcomer
Bob Knowlton felt threatened by the newcomer because he wasn't properly introduced to him. Fester just showed up without warning and began looking into things. Dr.Jerrold didn’t introduce Fester to Knowlton or didn’t even mention it to him that someone probably will be joining his team. Simon Fester was too confident and arrogant to accept the way people do things and embrace it.
Communication
Bob Knowlton
- Did not voice his queries or insecurities
- Simply assumed that Fester was there to replace him
- Did not consider speaking to his supervisor regarding his problem and started looking for another job instead
Dr. Jerrold
- Did not indicate that Fester's place in Knowlton's team was temporary
- Did not give earlier warning regarding Fester's transfer to another project
- Did not make any intentions of caring for Knowlton's well being
Simon Fester
- Too much of an opportunist to work in a team with others
- Did not heed the advice of Bob, who was rightfully his team leader
- Remained individualistic and closed off to the team until he left to work for another project
Personality
Bob Knowlton was more of an introvert. He did not share his
Case overview:
Bob Knowlton is the team leader at Photon Lab headed by Dr. Jerrold. All of sudden a new member Simon Fester was introduced to the lab with being proper introduction and defining his role and position. Fester in intelligent man looking deep into the projects under execution in lab and start to cross over Bob and take his position with his aggressive and oppotunist approach. Bob, who believes in team work, starts feeling inferior to his new member and feels that he cannot voice his concern to his superiors. Dr Jerrold is ignorant of this tension building among his members, when he starts giving undue importance to Fester without concerning his team leader. All of this disturbed Knowlton and without consulting anyone, he began to look for job somewhere else.
Problems:
The Newcomer
Bob Knowlton felt threatened by the newcomer because he wasn't properly introduced to him. Fester just showed up without warning and began looking into things. Dr.Jerrold didn’t introduce Fester to Knowlton or didn’t even mention it to him that someone probably will be joining his team. Simon Fester was too confident and arrogant to accept the way people do things and embrace it.
Communication
Bob Knowlton
- Did not voice his queries or insecurities
- Simply assumed that Fester was there to replace him
- Did not consider speaking to his supervisor regarding his problem and started looking for another job instead
Dr. Jerrold
- Did not indicate that Fester's place in Knowlton's team was temporary
- Did not give earlier warning regarding Fester's transfer to another project
- Did not make any intentions of caring for Knowlton's well being
Simon Fester
- Too much of an opportunist to work in a team with others
- Did not heed the advice of Bob, who was rightfully his team leader
- Remained individualistic and closed off to the team until he left to work for another project
Personality
Bob Knowlton was more of an introvert. He did not share his