Select ONE (1) of the three illustrations below.

Select ONE (1) of the three illustrations below. Read the selected case and in the forum discuss the questions at the end of the illustration. Be sure to identify your illustration title at the beginning of your post.

Illustration 15.2 The Barclays Jam

Illustration 15.3 Dinner with the consultants

Illustration 15.4 A tale of two workshops

Case Analysis: Illustration 15.2 The Barclays Jam

The case study on Barclays illustrates how the involvement of employees in making important organizational decisions can be of great help. Analysis of the case based on the questions offered will not only help in understanding the aspect of managerial initiatives in employee inclusivity but will also help in identifying the role of employees in strategy development.

Question 1

The main direct benefit of Vaswani’s initiatives to involving employees in strategy is that it helps in the development of a pool of better ideas for a company. The company will be able to benefit from the diverse skills and expert opinions of people in the organization. Diversity in skills will help in developing a pool of ideas, while expert opinions will help in developing a pool of highly practical ideas….