Mr. Padua

Mr.. Pad had been the management services director of the yield puree division of his corporation. W/ professional experience gained from various industries, his technical foul expertise was undoubtedly quite valuable to the corporation. He, however, has personal steads w/c created a wall of hostility between him & his staff and the rest of the major(postnominal) managers of his dolls. For one thing, Mr.. Pad did not see any point in laughing at a joke w/c he did not consider funny. Fortunately, his standard to funny was in the line of well-educated humor, w/c even the other directors found too buddy-buddy for reflection. Neither did he view in attempting to gain the drift of others if but to gain rapport w/ them. He insisted in being his profess person regardless of what others believe. It was, also, rare for him to concede to anything. This attitude was compounded by his difficulty in expressing his thoughts especially when it came to Justifying himself.This caused mis at a lower placestandings between him and others w/c barely aggravated his win negative perception of others as well as their negative perception of him. He could not give allowances for differences In his attitude w/ those of others. Ad those who differed from him, In one sense, were treated w/ a degree of coldness. He was aware of his social deficiencies, but, according to him he plainly could not be what he was not. He often mentioned that it was already in truth hard for him to change his ways. Outside the work place, though, Mr..Pad tried hard to be friendly w/ his staff. And, while he submited concern for their professional training, he himself could not seem to be at ease in relating to them in the workplace. It was as if he was afraid that friendship would curtail his authority. At this time, a new problem solving system was being Inculcated throughout the corporation. To show his concern for his staff, he made them the first trainees on the system. The system was intentional to enable a group to Identify a problem and exhort a solution throughout the various stages of the system.The group was placed under he guidance of training assistants from the personnel directorate ensuring the objectivity of results. The elaborate w/ his staff identified three difficulties in their workplace, one of which refer Mr.. Pad. The recommended solution was to replace him. Needless to say, this put top management in a dilemma. Mr.. Pad was an officer of the company, and to continue to attract talent to officers, his term of office had to be protected. Besides, the problem focused on Mr.. Pads personality. How exactly does one ameliorate that?He had already attended Dale Carnages course. On the other hand, faith In the system they were endorsing was being put to the test. If they could not support Its results now, how could they expect anyone to believe Its merits? Study Guides 1. Describe the personality of Mr.. Pad. How Is this reflected In his communication direct ion? 2. How was this style affected his relationship w/ his associates and Defend your stand. 4. What implication does the case bugger off on management policies and practices on hiring and developing workers and staff?