Running head: GAP ANALYSIS: INTERSECT INVESTMENTS
Gap Analysis: Intersect Investments
Gap Analysis: Intersect Investments
Gene One is a Biotechnology company with an impressive assets of 400 million dollars under the Leadership of Don Ruiz.CEO. The Company has plans to reach a different level by going Public. The senior leadership team has some internal conflicts and concerns with the thoughts of launching an IPO. Gene One is missing the strategic planning and evaluation because of lack of communication and organizational skills. In this assessment we will try to analyze the situation in order to resolve the issue and help the Vision of The CEO become a reality.
Situation Analysis
Issue and Opportunity Identification
Gene One is at a crucial junction of achieving a different level of success by going public. A launch of an IPO has been a dream Vision for the CEO and has created some internal conflicts in the senior Team. CEO has been unable to convey his Vision because of lack of good communication and organizational skills. "Effective Communication is when senders thoughts are transmitted and understood by the intended receiver".(McShane & Von Glinow,2004).
Kurt Lewin states a three step model for a change "Unfreezing, Changing and Refreezing" (Kinicki & Kreitner,2004). In this the stage of Unfreezing is the stage of mental preparation and motivation for a change. This unfreezing stage has raised an Issue of resentment and conflict among the team members. Senior team is also concerned about the evaluation needed for the current situation to be able to accept and adapt to the change envisioned by the CEO. Change involves the benchmarking to evaluate the pre ...