Competition 1-2018

[Kiranmayee Pamarthy]

Hi, 

There will be a few competitions, for members only, this year. An e-certificate of participation will be given at the end of the competition series provided the individual has participated in all the competitions. 

Admin Council members are also STC India members, so they also can participate (except the President, 😀) in this series.  

This is the first competition. Please send your replies to pres...@stc-india.org with a cc to membersh...@stc-india.org with the subject line as "Competition-1-2018-Response." Your entries should reach on or before the 15th September, 2018. 

Regards

Kiranmayee

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Competition-1

Situation: A manager loads an employee with tasks that aren’t a part of the work description

Katharyn (disclaimer: no resemblance to any person, the main character in this very real situation) had a team of 8 people with varied skills set and potential to complete a given task. The team was like a well-oiled machine and things were very smooth. The energy levels were very high, the enthusiasm was great. A new project was assigned to this team. Katharyn at best of times was great in taking up new projects and see them to closure but she had too many things to handle. She wanted to delegate this new project to one of the team members and she chose Jonathan.  Why did she choose him and what were her reasons? He was a very good team player and one of the best in the job but this particular project was not a part of his expertise. He was piled with this project and more. He tried to complete the initial tasks but always stumbled; his confidence levels started seeing a dip, he felt alienated with the rest of the team (where he saw acceptance before, now he felt censure, or was it his perception?), he was not comfortable in his own skin, he was feeling overwhelmed and could not sustain the interest in the job. The team dynamics were changing, the rest of the team saw favoritism while Katharyn saw potential, career growth of an individual.

Questions

1. How did Katharyn resolve this problem? Your reasoning.

2. Impact on team dynamics and sustaining the team

There is no right or wrong answer, there are many solutions to this situation. Just send your answers.