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    The document discusses Dan Coggins, a new benefits administrator with an educational background including graduating summa cum laude with a finance degree from the University of Chicago and being a Rhodes Scholar. However, his manager Frances Mead sees him as unmotivated and misunderstood his reasons for joining the company. The document proposes using Expectancy Theory of Motivation and Situational Leadership Theory to motivate Dan by managing his goals, efforts, performance and rewards so he feels a better sense of fulfillment and accomplishment in his role. Frances needs to be a more supportive leader to encourage Dan and help him gain confidence.

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    The document discusses Dan Coggins, a new benefits administrator with an educational background including graduating summa cum laude with a finance degree from the University of Chicago and being a Rhodes Scholar. However, his manager Frances Mead sees him as unmotivated and misunderstood his reasons for joining the company. The document proposes using Expectancy Theory of Motivation and Situational Leadership Theory to motivate Dan by managing his goals, efforts, performance and rewards so he feels a better sense of fulfillment and accomplishment in his role. Frances needs to be a more supportive leader to encourage Dan and help him gain confidence.

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    The document discusses Dan Coggins, a new benefits administrator with an educational background including graduating summa cum laude with a finance degree from the University of Chicago and being a Rhodes Scholar. However, his manager Frances Mead sees him as unmotivated and misunderstood his reasons for joining the company. The document proposes using Expectancy Theory of Motivation and Situational Leadership Theory to motivate Dan by managing his goals, efforts, performance and rewards so he feels a better sense of fulfillment and accomplishment in his role. Frances needs to be a more supportive leader to encourage Dan and help him gain confidence.

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    The Motivation

    of a Rhodes
    Scholar

    1
    Case Context

    Frances Mead
    Compensations Director

    Dan Coggins Benefit


    Administrator

    Dans Educational Background

    Suma Cum Laude w/ B.S of Finance


    Degree University of Chicago
    Rhodes Scholar

    What is a Rhodes
    Scholar?
    The Rhodes Scholarships are
    postgraduate awards
    supportingoutstanding allround students at the
    University of Oxford
    A class of 89 Scholars is
    selected each year

    Symptoms

    Dan the new benefits administrator


    seems to be unmotivated
    Frances misunderstood Dans reason for
    joining the company
    The Benefits Administrator was no longer
    challenging for a person of Dans caliber


    How can Frances
    Mead as a leader
    motivate Dan Coggin
    to become
    committed to the
    work and not just
    daydream about the
    outdoors all day

    2
    Problem Analysis
    Disparity in terms of
    generational gap in
    work culture.
    Millennials put more
    emphasis on work-life
    balance, opportunities
    to grow, and flexible
    hours.

    With Dans credentials


    he felt overqualiefied
    for the job
    Unclear goals
    His performance was
    already suffering

    Alternatives

    ALTERNATIVE
    A

    Expectancy Theory of Motivation and Situational Leadership Theory

    Expectancy Theory of Motivation and Situational Leadership Theory

    An individual tends to act in a


    certain way based on the
    expectation that the act will be
    followed by a given outcome
    and on the attractiveness of
    that outcome to the individual.

    Key
    to
    the
    theory
    is
    understanding and managing
    employee
    goals
    and
    the
    linkages among and between
    effort,
    performance
    and
    rewards.

    Effort: employee abilities and


    training/development

    Performance: valid appraisal


    systems

    Rewards (goals):

    Insights

    With Dans competence level it could be derived that from his


    perspective his performance does not match the outcome of his efforts

    Dans sense of fulfillment will be catered to by properly acknowledging


    his accomplishments through rewards and promotions

    It seems like Frances is not being an effective leader

    In terms of tenure Dan is still new to the company therefore he may still
    lack the confidence in taking charge of certain tasks

    Frances needs to take the role of a supportive leader and encourage or


    assure Dan with regards to his job and accomplishments.

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