Case Problem- Amy, the High Consideration Tweeter

1. How well do you think Amys tweets are effective in communicating the consideration dimension of leadership?
2. What recommendations might you have to help Amy make her tweets more effective as an approach to leadership and motivation?
3. Explain whether you think tweeting is an effective way for Amy to demonstrate the consideration dimension of leadership

EM: Amy, the High Consideration Tweeter CASE PROBLEM Amy is the supervisor working in Alaska they endure some dift the field from Septembe that she is a strongly ta E 27 supervisor of a group of petroleum engineers Alaska. Although the engineers are well paid, some difficult conditions when working in from September through May. Amy recognizes is a strongly task-oriented leader/manager, and as her style because her employer, an energy com- is such a results-driven enterprise. A leadership hired by the company suggests to Amy that she find a way to add a more humanistic, consider- ation approach to her leadership style. Amy decides that she can continue to be a task- oriented manager during working hours, but that she will combine this approach with tweets that reflect high consideration and a human touch. The leadership coach encourages Amy to give her approach a try. Among the tweets Amy sends during the following 3 weeks are the following: Sent to Bruce: Great to have you on the team. You're hitting pay dirt. Sent to Jody: You are a fab software gal. Love you being on the team. Sent to Carlos: Nice job today. How did your cat come out of the spaying operation? Sent to Janine: Love your calculations. Your engage- ment ring is a knockout. Sent to Murphy: You make the Colorado School of Mining proud Sent to Beth: Love your analytics as much as your yoga-style pants. After these tweets and a few similar efforts, Amy was wondering why she was not receiving many return tweets, other than a few that said "Thanks, Amy." Case Questions 1. How well do you think Amy's tweets are effective in communicating the consideration dimension of leadership? 2. What recommendations might you have to help Amy make her tweets more effective as an approach to leadership and motivation? 3. Explain whether you think tweeting is an effective way for Amy to demonstrate the consideration di- mension of leadership. Endnotes In trick and Edwin A. Locke, "Leadership: Do