Answer of the Case study on Goodyears Gualt

1.What are the characteristics of a leader? Would you describe Gault as a leader? why or Why not? Answer of the Question no one. Characteristics of a leader: 1. Leaders must have a good number of followers 2. Leader should have ability to influence peoples behaviors so that they will work willingly toward the achievement of group goals. 3. Leader provides direction towards goal accomplishment 4. People tend to follow leaders whom they see as providing a means of achieving their own needs and wants . Leaders must have the ability to use power effectively and in a responsible manner. !. Leaders should have the ability to comprehend that human beings have different motivation forces at different times and in different situations ". Leaders also have the ability to inspire# and the ability to act in a manner that will develop a climate conducive to responding to and arousing motivation I would like to describe Gaulat as a leader because 1. $aulat provided direction towards goal accomplishment. %uring in &ubbermaid as '()# $ault emphasi*ed on reconstructing &ubbermaid and developing new product. +s a result of his initiative# &ubbermaid would become a company of tremendous growth# sales ,uadrupled and earnings. 2. $aulat had a good number of followers of $ood -ear 'ompany. 3. $aulat also had the ability to use power effectively and in a responsible manner. .uch as gault outlined seven points for retrieving. /e mainly focused on cost leadership# ,uality leadership# new products# aggressive sales and merchandising good planning# 0udicious management of assets and relationship with both customers and employees. 2. Would Gaults style of leadership be applicable to all situations? why or why not? 1n all situations# the leadership policy may not be applicable. +fter 0oining at $oodyear 2ire 'ompany# $ault was forced to lay off more than eight thousand workers# close plants# cut capital spending# sell non3essential assets# which may occur an unrest situation and may occur a strike within the organi*ation. 4or this reason income or output from the organi*ation will almost be stopped. 5orkers may fell in an uncertain situation and it may create a legal issue. .o in all situation the strategy of $ault is not applicable.

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which you owned stock? Why or Why not? Are there differences in your responses? If so" why? 1 like to work with $ault. $ualt establish cost leadership# ,uality leadership# 6ew products# +ggressive sales and merchandi*ing# good planning# 0udicious management of assets and good relationship with both customer and employee with the organi*ation. +fter that# company would succeed and revenue will increase and the company will be larger. +fter that companys employee will get benefit more than before. 2herefore# 1 like to work with $ault. +s a shareholder 1 would prefer my profit in business# $ault is a successful manager and increases the profit level of the organi*ation. $oodyear had dropped from first to third in worldwide tire sales# with the leadership of $ault it become the market leader in tire manufacturer in the world. .o $ault may me a '() of the company which 1 owned share. .ome where 1 differ with the strategy of $ualt# 1. 2. $ualt to lay off more than eight thousand workers# but if $ualt use the resources in more dynamic way# more profit was possible. $ualt close plants# cut capital spending# sell non3essential assets but 1 think without selling the company asset it would managed.