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Case in Point is a flexible set of online cases, designed to help prepare middle- and senior-level managers for a variety of leadership challenges. These short, reality-based scenarios provide sophisticated content to create a focused view into the realities of the life of a leader. There are 20 topics under the themes of Communication, Decision Making, Leading Others, Strategy, Developing People and Innovations.

Case in Point can be used in multiple types of training and development situations:

• used in preparation for a classroom discussion (comprehensive facilitation guides are included)
• offered to unit heads and other leaders for use with their own teams
• supplied as a stand-alone resource to managers for self-directed use as they wrestle with critical business issues

Click on a Topic area to view each case's learning overview

Communication Difficult Interactions Influencing Others Decision Making Building a Business Case Defining Problems Ethical Decisions Selecting Solutions Developing People The Coach's Role Delegating for Growth Managing Performance Providing Feedback Retaining Talent

Innovation Fostering Innovation Managing Creativity Leading Others Developing a Global Perspective Emotional Intelligence Overseeing Change Strategy Aligning Strategy Anticipating Risk Cultivating Customer Loyalty Removing Implementation Barriers

Using Case in Point, you will be immersed into the realities of a leadership challenge and encouraged to assess the situation from multiple perspectives. Since the scenarios mirror the complexity of real life, they provide rich fodder for group discussions. Facilitation guides allow both trainers and group leaders to efficiently create and guide group interactions to maximize the learning.

In addition to the case scenario, each title in Case in Point contains two resource articles, a summary of the concepts, and an application tool for participant takeaways. Cases require only about 20 minutes of pre-work online and can be supplemented by a 30 to 60 minute group discussion.