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Bernie Is Not Very Successful in His Current Position Because First of All, He

Bernie enjoyed a successful career managing a state university but is now struggling in his new role as grand knight of the Knights of Columbus council. As university president, Bernie was well-supported by professors and subordinates who regularly attended meetings and events. However, as grand knight, only 30 of the 200 council members regularly attend monthly meetings. Bernie is finding it difficult to improve attendance and participation. He realizes he needs to adjust his leadership style to better manage the council, as it requires a different approach than leading the university.

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Bernie Is Not Very Successful in His Current Position Because First of All, He

Bernie enjoyed a successful career managing a state university but is now struggling in his new role as grand knight of the Knights of Columbus council. As university president, Bernie was well-supported by professors and subordinates who regularly attended meetings and events. However, as grand knight, only 30 of the 200 council members regularly attend monthly meetings. Bernie is finding it difficult to improve attendance and participation. He realizes he needs to adjust his leadership style to better manage the council, as it requires a different approach than leading the university.

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Case 6.

  KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS; Stranger on the Shore


   Bernie is a very likeable person. When he passed the board examination for
Mechanical engineers as a topnocher, he applied for a teaching job in the state
university where he obtained his bachelor's degree. He and some former  classmates
were hired by the university.
   Bernie enjoyed teaching and was in the course of his employment when he finished
his doctoral studies in engineering. He was elected vice president of the national
association of mechanical engineers. Within ten years, he was appointed dean, and
then vice president of the university. After twenty years of excellent performance in his
job, he was installed as president of his alma mater.
   It was not very hard for him to perform the job of the president because of his long
years of association with the university, first as student and later as a professor. Some
of the professors occupying critical positions are his friends. His subordinates think of
him as one who is not only respected in the academic community, but one who is fair
and honest in his dealing with people. They supported him in many activities and
projects including the social affairs he sponsored. During his term, the university
enjoyed a period of academic excellence.
   A few months, after Bernie retired from the university, he was elected grand knight of
the council of the Knight of Columbus. His position is the equivalent of the CEO of a
private firm. He was very enthusiastic in his first month in office, Later, he found out that
managing the council is not as easy as managing the state university.
   Of the 200  members of the council, not more than 30 are regularly attending the
monthly meeting, Bernie finds it hard to improve the number of active members. He
could not even get the required number to attend the  necrological services for
deceased members.
   Bernie is now thinking hard to find a solution to his problem.
 
Questions:
   1. What could be the reason why Bernie is not very successful in his current position?
 Bernie is not very successful in his current position because first of all, he
is not trying to approach his concerns for every members. He has the power but he
do not know how to deal with it. He’s been working and managing the state university
for so long that it became difficult for him to adjust in managing the council. Bernie
expected that he’ll enjoy working in the council just like how he enjoyed managing state
university, little did he know, her new job requires different managing and leadership
style. His condition is not that grim, Bernie was just inexperienced because he grew up
with different kind of environment and did not have enough skills to deal with current
staff. He started a smooth career, which is why he's having a hard time dealing with
people who have a different attitude than the first people she's been working with.
In this case, when Bernie is managing a state university, his subordinates are so
supportive with all the activities he wanted to implement and are always active in
participating such activities. But in his present job, we can really notice that members of
the council are not that active, in a sense that they didn't have regular meetings. That is
why Bernie had a difficult time dealing his current position, he cannot directly consult his
members unto what he really wants for the company.
   2.What must Bernie do?
Bernie has his power to lead and manage the council, he can use that power to deal
with his new subordinates. He needs some sort of adjustments and must bear in his
mind that managing the council is not the same as managing a state university. Bernie
must know how to approach every members of the council and try to lay out policies
regarding regularly absences of the member, he must provide specific consequences to evade
habitual absences during meetings. By doing so, it will be able to track the success of the
member of the board and will be able to promote policies and services for the organization with
the significant approval of the member. If he manages to do it all with the power vested in him,
he might be successful and happy in his current position.

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