Leadership

BY

Swati Singh(MBA/45003/13) Rohit Ratan(MBA/45005/13) Sayantan Sen(MBA/45006/13) Neha Bhattacharyya(MBA/45007/13) Ranjeeta Sen(MBA/45010/13)

THE CASE
In Feb 2006, after the Indian cricket

teams tour of Pakistan, Saurav Ganguly was axed from the Indian test squad. He was also dropped from one day international team. Ganguly was first selected to play for Indian national cricket team during 1991-1992 tour of Australia. In 1996,Ganguly made a come back and quickly rose to prominence.

The Case..
Ganguly got the job of captaining the

Indian team in 2000. Ganguly brought various cultural changes in the team and also instilled aggression in the team which started performing well. The team became very loyal to the captain. Under Ganguly the team started wining away from home.

The Case..
The crowning glory of Gangulys career

came in 2003 World Cup , when India played in finals after 20 years. Ganguly was considered the best Indian Captain. His performance suffered during the mid 2000s.

1. From the given case study bring out the issues and challenges in leadership and team building? Starting something new
Criticism
Relationship Maturity and judgment. Motivation. Under performance

Contd..

Contd..

Fixing mission or objective of the team.

Delegation of responsibility.
Building trust. Building loyalty. Finding opportunities.

2. Which leadership theory relevance can be found in the behaviour of Mr.Ganguly?

Ganguly was an unconventional leader

. He has ability to bring the entire team members together. He was a transformational leader. He was passionate and enthusiastic about what he does. Creates vision and injects energy and motivation into the team. His was an autocratic leader too but with

3. Overview of group dynamics, change management and conflict management that are being manifested in this case

Match fixing.

Decline in performance of the team in a

test series at homeland, decline of Sachin Tendulkars captaincy. Saurav Ganguly took hold of the situation as a captain. Ganguly had a great leadership quality. New players were introduced in the team and Ganguly helped them groom up.

4.Draw out the importance of people skills for a leader or manager

Achieving organizational goals

Motivating employees
Creating confidence

Building morale
Increases productivity

5. Deduce the reasons for the decline of Mr. Saurav Ganguly from the Indian squad
Decline in performance.

Team under his captaincy was not doing

well from mid 2004s Resignation of John Wright- The Coach. Appointment of Chappell who wanted to set up Autocratic Leadership was impossible in the presence of Saurav Ganguly.

Summary
The case is all about Saurav Ganguly who

was initially dropped from the Indian Cricket team due to his low performance. He then made a comeback and became the captain of the team. He lead the team in a well manner and made it perform better. This case highlights the challenges of leadership and team management, leadership theories relevant in case Saurav Ganguly, group dynamics, conflict management etc, skills of leadership and the reasons for decline