Case Name :      Military Arsenal Systems: Preparing to Lead a Team (A)

Authors :           Lyn Purdy, Ken Mark

Source :             Ivey Publishing

Case ID :            W14584

Discipline :        General Management

Case Length :    13 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

In March 2010, a newly promoted engineering area manager at Military Arsenal Systems, a Vancouver-based defence contractor, has just become team leader for a key program at the firm. His biggest challenge is how to lead his team, given that he is dealing with a range of personalities and the fact that he was a peer before he became their leader. How can he prove himself to be an effective leader not only to his team but to senior management? Can he rally the team quickly enough to meet the stringent deadlines for supplying the sophisticated armoured vehicles contracted by the U.S. Army for its mission in Afghanistan?