The Case of BobCo

Bobco is a small family operated company based in Jericho, New York which deals with the import export market with the European Union. Bobco focuses on assigning consultants to customers to assist in the development of import/export strategies, sourcing business partners, development of marketing strategies, legal issues in import/export and logistical support. Even though the majority of consultants are based in NY, they are also based outside of the US in London, Paris, Milan and Barcelona. Leadership in the business world requires harnessing the energy and efforts of a group of individuals so that their outlook is advanced from bad to good. During that process, leadership manifests in projecting your expertise in a way that gains the confidence of others. Ultimately, leadership becomes about trust -when that confidence inspires them to align their vision and level of commitment for the betterment of the company. Bobco even though based on several locations worldwide, each section is led by a vice president and consists of consultants at different ranks. I.e. associate consultant, consultant, senior consultant and programming management/director. The head of the leadership hierarchy is Bob Johnson (CEO and President). Then each section has its own vice president along with the CIO and CFO. Each vice president holds regular meetings with his senior staff and the timing of such meetings differs according to the location. There is also a senior staff meeting held every Monday morning that is conducted through video teleconferencing. There are also meetings held quarterly within the senior staff and follows an agenda. The culture of Bobco cannot be considered to be all the same as Bobco is multinational and therefore each branch of Bobco has employees from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds. This can also serve as an advantage as well as a disadvantage. Considering the fact that Bobco has many locations worldwide it is apparent that the culture varies from