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Leading Change

Good Sport is a company that produces sports and fitness equipment for home use. The company was founded by James Poole, a former athlete. Mr. Poole is now Chairman and ambassador for the company but his team philosophy has been incorporated into the company infrastructure. The company has been in business for about 15 years, and the structure is lead by a CEO, departmental vice presidents, senior and team managers. The different power structures and leadership allow the company to evaluate the best fits for the organization.
There is an informal and a professional culture generated throughout the different departments. Coworkers and supervisors socialize and meet outside work to establish familiarity and encourage teamwork but also recognize the levels of respect for the higher levels of management. The company is structured with a participative leadership style. Each department is encouraged to add input and also lend support to other departmental projects. The staff is also given chances to collaborate and work together on tasks with their department heads. Good Sport's promotes the benefits of fitness to the public while working hard to drive the group's financial success and maintain diversity. This is a leadership enriched culture and can be an asset to a company's future growth. Good Sport has been profitable because of its strong company culture that emphasizes team work. The employees are encouraged to view the organization as an extension of them and to feel good about personal achievements within the organization. People use group resources to actively solve problems and almost everyone, like Mr. Poole becomes a walking ambassador of what Good Sport represents.
The company fosters the culture where people consistently bring out the best in each teammate and the leaders strive to develop other leaders instead of followers.
Leadership is seen as collaborative and thus some departments do not welcome being dictated instructions. The results are low...