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SYNPOSIS

Patrick Guten was an effective and highly motivated executive at 3DP Incorporated (3DP), a company specializing in manufacturing objects with three-dimensional printing. Guten often told his friends that he thought he could be the next Steve Jobs, taking advantage of the “next great opportunity” to change the world by producing and marketing his own creations. However, his inability to deal effectively with his subordinates, peers, and superiors, as shown by instances of abrasive behaviour (described throughout the cases), contributed to his eventual downfall.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The main themes of the three-part case series include career derailment, leadership development, coaching, mentoring, the importance of feedback, and managing careers. After working through the case and assignment questions, students will be able to • understand the need for reflection in the learning-to-lead process in order to develop self-awareness, which is essential to good leadership and leadership development; • appreciate the importance of coaching, mentoring, and feedback for developmental purposes and hence personal growth as a leader; • develop an understanding of how to actively manage a leadership career and the importance of identifying what is needed to be successful in the next job or leadership position; and • formulate a solid understanding of the factors that contribute to career derailment.1 All information presented in the teaching note is supported by information and sources contained in the associated case document unless otherwise specified.This Teaching Note is authorized for use only by ELENA PIKULINA, University of British Columbia until Feb 2024. Copying or posting is an infringement of [email protected] or 617.783.7860.Case Notes/Answer with Free Case File 3DP Incorporated (C) Patrick Guten By Gerard Seijts Case File Download Link at the end of this file. 1 / 2

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POSITION IN COURSE

The case can be used in courses or modules on leadership, leadership development, and careers at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The case can also be used at the executive level. The recommended time for discussion is 160 minutes (two 80-minute sessions).

RELEVANT READINGS AND MATERIALS

Many relevant resources help to illuminate the main themes of the three-part case series. This teaching note

relied extensively on the following sources:

• Adrian Furnham. Ch. 4: Management Failure and Derailment. In The Leadership Hubris Epidemic: Biological Roots and Strategies for Prevention (ed. Peter Garrard, 69-92).Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018), 69−92.• Adrian Furnham, The Elephant in the Boardroom: The Causes of Leadership Derailment (London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).• John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter, Managing Your Boss (Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2008).• Jeffrey Gandz, “Are You a Leader Breeder?,” Ivey Business Journal, May−June 2006, accessed July 8,

2020, https://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/are-you-a-leader-breeder.

• Marshall Goldsmith, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There (London, UK: Profile Books, 2007).• Frank M. Shipper and John E. Dillard Jr., “A Study of Impending Derailment and Recovery of Middle Managers across Career Stages,” Human Resource Management 39 (2000): 331−345.• Gerard Seijts, Good Leaders Learn: Lessons from Lifetimes of Leadership (New York, NY: Routledge Publishing, 2014).• Michael D. Watkins, The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels

(Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2003).

ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

The class should be split in half to align with the two versions of the 3DP Incorporated case: (A) and (B).Both versions describe the same events but from the perspective of two different people: Patrick Guten (A) and Limor Anouk (B). Half of the class will receive and prepare for the (A) case and the other half of the class will receive and prepare for the (B) case. Students should be urged to not share and discuss the case they receive with anyone who received the alternate case prior to the class discussion.

3DP Incorporated (A): Patrick Guten

• As Guten, how do you view yourself and your relationship with Anouk?
• How would you describe your career at 3DP? What accounts for your success?
• How do you see your future at 3DP? What is your ultimate ambition and why?

3DP Incorporated (B): Limor Anouk

• As Anouk, what is your view of Guten and his relationship with you?

This Teaching Note is authorized for use only by ELENA PIKULINA, University of British Columbia until Feb 2024. Copying or posting is an infringement of [email protected] or 617.783.7860.

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