A Day in the Life of Alex Sander - 4769 Words

LARRY E. GREINER ELIZABETH COLLINS A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products 5:25 A.M. Sweat dripped onto the handlebars of Alex Sander’s StairMaster. Sander was half an hour into a cardiovascular workout, while carrying on a conversation in the fitness center of the downtown condominium complex with a neighbor who was climbing steadily on his own StairMaster. At 32, Alex was the newest, and youngest, product manager in the Toiletries Division of Landon Care Products, Inc., a cosmetics products company headquartered in Connecticut. In just over one year with Landon, Alex had successfully rebranded two national skin care products. In January 2007, Landon had been acquired by Avant-Garde, a†¦show more content†¦Even if I have to steamroll over someone’s feelings, or ignore the way a colleague would like to handle a project. Sander: Well, I get ticked off pretty easily. For example, I can’t stand explaining something more than a couple of times. But what really bothers me is lack of commitment—for example, if a long-time employee isn’t willing to put in extra hours to meet an important deadline. But you know what? After I really become angry, there are people at Landon whose output will jump for at least a couple of weeks afterwards. My temper is actually an effective management tool. 9:00 A.M. Leong nodded apologetically to Garrison as she left and said, â€Å"The interviewer from your alumni magazine is here.† The magazine was interviewing Sander for an article on â€Å"high-potential† product managers as part of a career development issue. After the Avant-Garde acquisition of Landon, Sander had been selected to reformulate a stale Avant-Garde skin care product marketed primarily in Western Europe and to launch it as Nourish in the United States. The target market for Nourish included active American women in their 20s and 30s. Even though considerable investment in research and development would be required, Avant-Garde had allocated $25 million to fast-track the project, in an effort to beat a competing product to market. The interviewer from the alumni magazine first asked, â€Å"Alex, how did you end up working in productShow MoreRelatedA Day in the Life of Alex Sander1005 Words   |  5 PagesCASE ANALYSIS A day in the life of Alex Sanders: Driving in the fast lane at Landon Care Products By Anshul Gupta Sayan Ghosh Neha Shourie Neha Saraogi Case Study: A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane of Landon Care Products. Executive Summary   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   * Alex Sander was the newest and youngest product manager in the toiletries division of Landon care productsRead MoreA Day in the Life of Alex Sander2386 Words   |  10 PagesA Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products. Case Analysis Report Submitted by: OB Group 2 Group Members: 1. Anil Kumar Reddy(2013031) 2. Aneesh Aswal(2013028) 3. Animesh Bajpai (2013032) 4. Ankita Sharma (2013041) 5. Anshul Karn(2013044) 6. Anshul Rajora (2013046) Introduction: The following analysis is based on the attitude and behaviour of Alex Sander - newest and youngest product manager at LANDON. He had been very successful in the two productRead MoreA Day in the Life of Alex Sander2397 Words   |  10 PagesA Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products. Case Analysis Report Submitted by: OB Group 2 Group Members: 1. Anil Kumar Reddy(2013031) 2. Aneesh Aswal(2013028) 3. Animesh Bajpai (2013032) 4. Ankita Sharma (2013041) 5. Anshul Karn(2013044) 6. Anshul Rajora (2013046) Introduction: The following analysis is based on the attitude and behaviour of Alex Sander - newest and youngest product manager at LANDON. He had been very successfulRead MoreA Day in the Life of Alex Sander2232 Words   |  9 PagesSITUATION Alex Sander is a young and promising product manager in the Toiletries Division of Landon Care Products Inc. Over the past year, he has successfully rebranded two of Landon’s skin care products in the United States. Alex has created a winning enviornment at the Toiletries Division by applying very high standards to everyone, and often pushing his staff to the limits. 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