Case study: Sonia Millar: Negotiating for the C-Suite

Q- What should Miller do now? Why?

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Need to write the actions in detailed that she needs to take now as a CIO about the action that she need to take; As heir colleague Arnie Winthrop, group managing director for Brokerage Distribution has ordered new order of purchase of new software without acknowledging Sonia. From Sonia and her friends perspective that Winthrop has done this to knockout Sonia from the race of CEO. Need to focus on the following paragraph scenario and in context of Sonia's current responsibility we need to write suggestionsthat what she needs to do now to handle the matter and to stay in the race of becoming CEo as well. and the reasons behind it. The answers need to be in point format with headlines with at least 4/5 para. The course is women in leadership. Need to write the answers from leadership perspective in very detailed format.

1st Paragraph from Case study:

Sonia, you're being played."

That was the assessment of Olivia Teixera, a longtime confidante of Sonia Millar, the chief information officer (CIO) at Glen Porter Wealth Management (GPWM), a financial services firm based in Menlo Park, California. Millar had just told Teixera about her dilemma involving their colleague Arnie Winthrop, group managing director for Brokerage Distribution and one of GPWM's most successful business heads. Winthrop had directed one of his staff members to negotiate personally with a vendor for new software. Teixera continued, "Arnie never would have pulled that stunt if you were a man. This is more than just predictable executive rivalry." Millar challenged her friend, "Aren't you being just a bit melodramatic? I doubt this is Arnie's bid to knock me out of the running for the CEO slot when Louis Mundell steps down. That would be too nave, given how much more I know about financial technology. It could just be his aggressiveness in pursuing his business goals. But then, we all know Arnie is not the most evolved guy in the firm."

As CIO, Millar was responsible for the strategy, operations, and results of GPWM's large information and technology division.