Bob Anderson Essay

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Cambridge Consulting Group: Bob Anderson A Case Study by Ashwin Cherian September, 2011 SUMMARY Cambridge Consulting Group (CCG), a highly successful multi-national partnership firm operating in many parts of the world had made record profits in each of the three previous years. The success of the firm was attributed to client loyalty earned through its rich traditions, competence and team effort. While introspecting on his performance as the Managing Partner of the High Technology Group of CCG, Bob Anderson did a SWOT Analysis. While he felt satisfied with the performance of his group, his concern shifted to the reduction in the morale of his team members comprising a fellow partner, five vice presidents and fourteen associates, mainly on account of tight work schedules and reduced opportunities for career progression to the cadre of partner. There seemed to be hardly any interaction or social networking between the members of the team other than for executing work related projects. Increase in work related stress, constant travel and improper work life balance have affected the performance of team members. Further, there is no proper performance assessment reporting system or mentoring culture in place for assisting in the development and professional growth of associates. Besides, the ceiling on the number of new partners is perceived as road block in career progression of the vice presidents. Bob Anderson had not been able to find time off his busy schedule to interact with his other team members and find solutions to the problems in the firm which had been affecting employee morale. In fact, his improper time management was also posing a serious threat to his family life. Improving inter-personal relationships through greater social interaction could improve work life balance which, in turn could help in reducing stress. Introducing a proper

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