Leadership and Teambuilding Generic Benchmarking
Harrison-Keyes has faced many downfalls on its journey to transitioning into e-book publishing. The company has been through various management changes to include a new CEO and new managers working on various parts of this project. This has overall presented little hope for Harrison-Keyes to gain back its competitive edge in its industry. On the brighter side, by benchmarking other companies and focusing on key concepts that are imperative to the success of Harrison-Keyes, there seems to be light at the end of this tunnel for the company.
Some key concepts that the management team of Harrison-Keyes should focus on to regain their strength and power in their market are leadership, organizational structure, project duration, high performance teams, and managing project rewards systems. In order for any company to be successful, there has to be a solid foundation starting with a strong head and leadership/management team. Once leadership is in place, the company must be able to withstand the various processes of starting a new project, hence, organizational structure and project duration. In order for project duration to be successful, employees must work together effectively and sufficiently such as a high performance team. Ultimately, members of the company must be able to see how they will benefit from their continuous hard work on the project, and for this reason, a rewards system should be in place for the members of the company. This paper analyzes key findings and looks at various companies that have faced similar issues as Harrison-Keyes, their response, and outcomes.
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Leadership
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