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Summary: Derek Watson finds himself the newly promoted manager of his department within the company. The previous manager, Greg Allen, was highly resented by Derek and his coworkers. Upon his own request Greg Allen was transferred to a different department, making Derek the new manager. Derek is worried that his old friends would soon resent him too if he didn’t provide the right kind of leadership. He studied leadership in college and remembered a technique called path-goal theory. He is also aware of other departments in the company using “employee empowerment”. Freedom was something that Derek and his coworkers wanted under Greg Allen but didn’t. Derek wants to figure out what kind of leadership he would need to provide to become an effective manager.

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