Case Study Leadership
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In 1999, White Diamond, Inc., a manufacturer and retailer of mountaineering equipment experienced a potential economic and publicity disaster. Its latest ice axe, with an initial shipment already in stores and another run in mid-production, proved to exhibit a design flaw that made it susceptible to failure and potentially life-threatening to consumers. Known as the White Prophet, the suspect performance of the ice axe has created the following strategic issues and problems for management, led by the CEO and owner of the company, Peter Metcaff:Devise short- and long-term solutions to the axe crisis. Should the company recall all White Prophet aces on the market or continue to sell those already shipped? Should White Diamond continue selling the axes with a warning label? In what manner can White Diamond most economically and ethically resolve this issue without injuring its reputation as an industry leader associated with innovative product design and high quality product? Devise a short-term plan designed to manage this crisis. Devise a long-term plan using meta-strategic management design to reduce or eliminate product defects while motivating employees to be more efficient and effective. Peter Metcaff: President of White Diamond Mellie Abramson: Quality Assurance Manager Stan Williams: Manager, Customer Service Charles Brainard: Designer of the White Prophet
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effective leadership:
Founding vision
Identity
Configuration design
Systems of Action
The leadership of Metcaff demonstrates the ability to bring diverse aspects of management together in a coherent whole through meta-strategic design. White Diamond’s mission statement reads as follows “To design, manufacture, and bring to market, in a profitable and on-time manner, innovative and technical products of high quality, high performance, and exemplary durability that are targeted toward our primary customers-climbers and backcountry skiers.” Within the management principles of the company, we see the guiding philosophy behind White Diamond’s organizational culture that Metcaff is able to keep management focused on through his leadership abilities:
Being the market leader
Having a truly global presence
Supporting the specialty retailer
Creating long-term partnerships
Being very easy to do business with
Being a fierce competitor with the highest ethical standards
Developing sustainable, competitive advantage
Sharing the company’s success with its employees
Creating a safe, personally fulfilling work environment for all employees
Championing the preservation of and access to our mountain environments
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