Rita Meyers had been a supervisor of five research specialists in her company's marketing department for nearly two years. She had been promoted to the position after working as an employee in marketing for eight years. At the time of her promotion, she had more experience than the specialists she supervised. She had even helped train three of them when they were first hired by the company. The workers thought a great deal of Rita. In fact, many of them said she was the best supervisor they had ever had.
1. Is it possible that a person might be an effective leader in one situation but not in another? Explain.
2. What type of leadership style does Rita practice?
3. What do you recommend that Jesse and Rita do to improve the situation in the accounting department?
4. If you could have talked to Rita before she moved from marketing to accounting, what recommendations would you have made to help her avoid the problem she encountered?