Jamie Turner
Jamie Turner Case Study
Problem Statement
Jamie Turner and Pat Cardullo of Modern Lighting Industries, Inc need to recognize and address their interpersonal issues that have created a disconnect between them and throughout the whole MLI workforce.
Hypothesis
1. Jamie Turner and Pat Cardullo have very different assumptions and expectations for Turner’s new position and MLI as a company. This hinders their relationship and prevents effective communication. This may be contributed to a poor psychological contract, the contract was weakly established and has not been maintained throughout Turner’s time at MLI. Also, when Jamie was in the process of signing on, Cardullo implied and even made many commitments; since then he has lost sight of these commitments and now Jamie is confused as to what exactly Cardullo wants from him.
2. Personal style issues may be the source of the problem between Turner and Cardullo. Turner being from the X/Y generation may have different values, ideas, and reactions than those of Cardullo who is from the Boomer generation. Each sees the world through a different lens, this can lead to short comings in their relationship along with a decrease in their ability to effectively make shared decisions. Similar to the generational differences, there may be identity conflicts. Both men come from their own distinct upbringings and backgrounds, this creates separate identities and if they fail to acknowledge the differences it will be difficult to work and make decisions together. Also a personal issue is that Cardullo may have an internal competing commitment that prohibits him from accepting the ideas of Jamie Turner. It’s possible that Cardullo has a subconscious competing commitment that makes him afraid of using other’s ideas and giving them control of certain aspects of the company.
3. Cardullo may have different managerial styles than Jamie or even a lack there of. In the world of today it is always nice to have a
Problem Statement
Jamie Turner and Pat Cardullo of Modern Lighting Industries, Inc need to recognize and address their interpersonal issues that have created a disconnect between them and throughout the whole MLI workforce.
Hypothesis
1. Jamie Turner and Pat Cardullo have very different assumptions and expectations for Turner’s new position and MLI as a company. This hinders their relationship and prevents effective communication. This may be contributed to a poor psychological contract, the contract was weakly established and has not been maintained throughout Turner’s time at MLI. Also, when Jamie was in the process of signing on, Cardullo implied and even made many commitments; since then he has lost sight of these commitments and now Jamie is confused as to what exactly Cardullo wants from him.
2. Personal style issues may be the source of the problem between Turner and Cardullo. Turner being from the X/Y generation may have different values, ideas, and reactions than those of Cardullo who is from the Boomer generation. Each sees the world through a different lens, this can lead to short comings in their relationship along with a decrease in their ability to effectively make shared decisions. Similar to the generational differences, there may be identity conflicts. Both men come from their own distinct upbringings and backgrounds, this creates separate identities and if they fail to acknowledge the differences it will be difficult to work and make decisions together. Also a personal issue is that Cardullo may have an internal competing commitment that prohibits him from accepting the ideas of Jamie Turner. It’s possible that Cardullo has a subconscious competing commitment that makes him afraid of using other’s ideas and giving them control of certain aspects of the company.
3. Cardullo may have different managerial styles than Jamie or even a lack there of. In the world of today it is always nice to have a