LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT Mann Gulch Fire Case

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT Mann Gulch Fire Case
•	(TCO 5) Prepare a five to seven paragraph response explaining how if a project manager expects a team to exercise their own judgment, the project manager must provide the team with decision making experience. How can a project manager help the team to understand project conditions, share past experiences, and build a foundation for strategic thinking? How critical is it for the project manager- leadership to depend on the team- leadership? How can initial conflicts be used to turn around a bad situation? Use the Mann Gulch Fire case study. . All sources must be cited. 

•	(TCO 6) Prepare a five to seven paragraph response based on this comment: “If you have made several problematic decisions in a row, be prepared to have your leadership questioned. It may be a moment of personal trial, a point when the cooperation of others is most needed but least forthcoming” (Useem, 1998, p. 54). What mistakes did Dodge make to cause his credibility to spiral downward with his team? What was his management style? Was it a style that fostered communication? Did it allow the team to make decisions? Did the group conform or practice groupthink that cost them their lives? . All sources must be cited. 
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