HOW DO STRATEGIC LEADERS like Indra Nooyi develop and implement a vision for their company to achieve strategic goals?

How do they use vision, mission, and values to guide and motivate employees?

$1.$ What $$grade$$ would you give Ms$.$ Nooyi for her job performance as a strategic leader? What are her strengths and weaknesses? Where would you place Ms$.$ Nooyi on the Level$-5$ pyramid of strategic leadership $($see Exhibit $2\mathrm{.}4),$ and why? Support your answers.

$2.$ What should a strategic leader like Ms$.$ Nooyi do if his or her vision does not seem to lead to an immediate $($financial$)$ competitive advantage? What would be your top$-$three recommendations? Support your arguments.

$3.$ If you were a member of PepsiCo$$s board of directors, would you be concerned with Ms$.$ Nooyi$$s and$/$or PepsiCo$$s performance? If you were concerned, what course of action would you recommend? Would you go so far as to endorse Ms$.$ Nooyi$$s replacement with a new CEO who would focus more on PepsiCo$$s stock market performance? Why or why not?

$4.$ Do you agree with Ms$.$ Nooyi$$s critics that PepsiCo should be split up into two companies$$one focusing on beverages, and one focusing on snack foods? What would be the advantages and disadvantages of such a move?