The reason why at the end of this case the team doesn't has any leader is because Dr. This is where the lack of communication emerged.

Jerrold should have introduce or atleast tell Knowlton some details and information about Fester at the first place so that Knowlton would be more prepared and understand of the real situation that is happening around the organization. As the boss in that particular organization, she should know better of how to avoid this kind of conflict among the workers. Jerrold did not show communication competency. I would say some part of this photon team having a problem is because of Dr. He forgot that as a new guy in that organization, he should respect others' work and to atleast not overshadow his other team members by toning down a little bit of his proudness of himself to others who already been in the organization much longer than him. On the other hand, Fester too was being insensitive to his surroundings. It's hard for Knowlton to accept when his team member who is still new to the group challenged his power and abilities. Simply because Knowlton knows the capabilities that fester can do, but of course he has his own pride too as a leader.

There are a lot of times that we saw Bob Knowlton felt uncomfortable whenever he is around Fester. As we all know, Simon Fester is the 'new guy' in that organization. I see that he is at the level where esteem and prestige is in need for him at that moment. So that he'll be more motivated and enthusiastic in doing his job. It seems like he is the kind of person who would prefer if the boss praises him or as a group, since he is the leader. He doubted his own abilities as a leader of a small group in that particular organization. The problem with Knowlton is that he has a very low self-esteem. Knowlton also tend to easily get annoyed whenever his boss, Jerrold, praises Fester on his work. He felt that he can't perform his work good just because he feels that Fester is a bit more faster in getting the work done, spot some flaws and grabbing opportunities.

Basically, what happened in this case is that Bob Knowlton resigned because he felt threatened by his own colleague which is Simon Fester.

1) Discuss the reasons why what happened happened.

Bob knowlton case study