Case Study Response. Leadership Variation. Management Essay

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Leadership Variation
Strictly following standard protocols meets the power-based competition. It is a real struggle when the standard protocol followed for years of service met a sudden change caused by a career shift. Especially when the career moved from public to private firm, particularly from military to the marketing field. Howard Roark is a sales agent working in a firm called Merck. Howard is an average employee struggling to meet the company’s standard performance as a salesperson, had adopted Admiral Rickover’s management, and had trouble applying it to his job (Langbert, Stanchina, and Grunewald). According to the study, Rickover as the meticulous creator of the nuclear navy was so passionate about his job, securing people and the place, steadfastly implementing the orders, and most of all making sure that even the smallest chance of nuclear accident was gone (p. 201). Individual efforts and competitiveness are highly prioritized, giving chances to the trainees to expose one’s potential for the duty. Howard then decided to change their career and chose the marketing field bringing this kind of mindset. As a sales agent, Howard has a great skill dealing with his customers that’s why he got a lot of customers in just three weeks (p. 195). According to the study, the first job he had at Merck was not about marketing, he was immediately hired as an engineer because of his high grade (p. 203). He knew that his performance is poor and his competitive...