Question

How can Laura most effectively use both management and leadership skills in her role as associate director? What combination of the two do you think would work best in this setting?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Recall from the case study that staff motivation has come to a low; most of them "feel distressed". One good quality of a leader is having the ability to motivate his//her employees. Hence, Laura's leadership skills could be most effective by trying to motivate her employees.

Her demanding schedule which requires frequent travel wouldn't allow her to properly manage the entire staff. Hence, she should share her wealth of experience with the two managers, who in turn could then train the five members of staff they manage, by so doing she'll be building upon her leadership skill.