Each leader has to decide which approach or combination of approaches would work best for the situation. Explain you decision. You and a friend have owned and operated a small business for the last two years by yourselves. You have just taken on two large and important accounts. To meet the needs of these accounts, plus the ones you already have, you hire six new employees.
Capital is tight and an important deadline is approaching.
You lead the production department in a manufacturing plant. It is a large company with divisions spread around the country. They have been in business for the past 15 years. Lately, the company has been starting to lag behind the competition. But, you are about to start producing an exciting new product which could put your company back in the lead.