How not to manage a remote team member : a case of destructive leadership and work-life boundaries /
The case illustrates how poor management can thwart a company's goals. When a manager bullies a remote employee and disregards their need for work-life balance, it creates extra work for everyone and undermines the company's ability to deliver. We follow the experiences of Aamir, a junior...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals,
2022.
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| Series: | SAGE Business. Cases.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The case illustrates how poor management can thwart a company's goals. When a manager bullies a remote employee and disregards their need for work-life balance, it creates extra work for everyone and undermines the company's ability to deliver. We follow the experiences of Aamir, a junior software developer in his first year working remotely from Iran for a company based in Germany. The story unfolds with monologues from Aamir and Philip, his manager. It underlines the different viewpoints both have towards the same incident.Aamir is hired shortly after three other developers in his position have resigned from Techland Pvt Ltd, one after the other. Aamir finds the new job and remote work challenging. He is quickly overwhelmed by the backlog of work his predecessors left unfinished after each left the organization abruptly. With the timeline pressing, Aamir puts a lot of energy, effort, and extra working hours into completing his assigned task, only to realize that Philip does not acknowledge his work. Rather than grant Aamir time off, Philip makes additional demands that cross over into time Aamir had dedicated to his personal life. Aamir strongly considers resigning, but he hesitates because he needs the work.Philip thinks it is perfectly normal for a leader to show his superiority and Aamir must continue to take his orders. However, when Philip sees how close his team has come to missing a delivery deadline and losing a client, he acknowledges that something needs to change.This case allows students to explore management issues including destructive leadership, workplace bullying, work-life balance, turnover intentions, and employee engagement. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529779745 152977974X |