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The Motivation of A Rhodes Scholar

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

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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