Why was Renfield Farms having problems when Marie Jackson arrived?
Instructions for Case Study
Read the case study .” This case examines Marie Jackson’s actions after she becomes the CEO of Renfield Farms during a period of sluggish growth and an organizational crisis. It focuses particularly on how she engages and leads a senior team in formulating a vision. After the vision statement is developed, Renfield has experienced some successes, but some inside the company remain skeptical, and the company’s structures and systems do not seem to support the new vision.
Submit a MS Word document in which you answer the following questions related to the case study:
Why was Renfield Farms having problems when Marie Jackson arrived?
How do you evaluate Jackson’s first few months?
What is your assessment of the Renfield Farms 2014 Statement of Vision and Guiding Principles?
What is your assessment of the process Jackson and her team went through to create the vision?
What are the key challenges facing Jackson and Renfield at the end of the case?
Relate this case to a school setting, in which you are a new administrator in a school/central office or an incoming provost, president, deputy superintendent, or superintendent.