Case 2: Rebecca S. Halstead: Steadfast Leadership
Questions:
1. Evaluate Halstead’s career. Please be specific and include the following:
a. Two to three inflection points, their impact and implications.
b. An assessment overtime of how strategic she was about her choices
2. Describe Halstead’s leadership style. Please be specific and outline at least three leadership practices you think she used well, citing examples from the case to support your answer.
3. If you were Halstead, how would you have responded to receiving a no-confidence vote and the withholding of certification from your boss, the 3 star general, in Germany just before deploying for combat in Iraq? What specific actions would you have taken.
Guidelines for Case Analysis Presentation:
Ø You are given 15 minutes to present the case
Ø Present first the summary of the case.
Ø State the problem or issues faced by the company
Ø Present your analysis using theories & concepts from the course/textbook.
Ø Provide your answers to the questions
Ø Provide suggestions to alleviate the problem(s)/issue(s) with justifications and explain possible implications.
What is required?
Need to prepare 15 power point presentation by reading case.