Answer to Question #326639 in Management for Rhea

Question

Mr. Ranveer Goswami, the current CEO retired from the organization and everyone bid

him a very emotional farewell. He was a people’s leader and the team was going to

certainly miss him. The young CEO Ms. Riya Talwar who was going to take his position

had a tall task ahead of her. She was eager to implement the ideas she had in mind to

expand the organization and was one focused leader, doing everything in her capacity to

lead the organization to greater success.

a. Ms. Riya did not get the welcome or support she expected from the team. Her plans were

not implemented with the same vigour that she had imagined? Which common

organizational pitfalls in leadership are described in this scenario? 

b. Correlating it to the above situation, explain how emotional intelligence would help the

new CEO get the support she expects from her employees?