The Case Reveals
The case reveals that Hanston Township has had an unexpected surge of new people, which has necessitated a number of changes. alterations in the fields of health, housing, education, and culture. In relation to city services, there have also been some obvious modifications. The mayor is aware of this inversion and the potential changes, so she has called for actions to guarantee that locals and recent immigrants are treated equally. She hopes that this influx of people would be embraced rather than ignored, as the latter could threaten Hanston Town's ability to grow economically.
Professionals to Give a Hand
Due to this new large populace and rise in demand for various services, some professionals have emerged to give a hand in this matter. Dr. Richard who is one of these professionals has a good background in regards to medical services, politics, and religion and family affairs. All the above strengths, plus his active status in community affairs show that he will be of great help at the job at hand. In addition to the qualities mentioned above, his 25 years’ of experience serving on the Board of Education renders him a capable and influential individual in the society. All the above portrays Dr. Richard’s strengths on the job at hand.Also, Allyson Shel depicts some fortes that suggest that she can play a significant role in due course of economic development in Hanston Township despite the sudden influx. First and foremost, Shel shows strength in leadership; she has been a head of the Garden Club, Women's society, and Elementary School PTA. Still, from her presidency, we can conclude that she has strengths concerning teamwork, collaboration and solution oriented motivations among others (Parker, 2008). Her solid educational backgrounds render her as an individual with good writing and communication skills. Her conservative ability shows her cultural strength, whereas her long life in marriage suggests her diligence, dedication, and caring potentials.On the other hand, Tommy Grange who owns an Auto Repair Shop shows his hardworking strength. Grange further depicts a strong political background and strong religious belief as well. His long life in marriage shows how caring he is.Langston Krup shows his potentials too. Some of his strengths include diversity in matters of politics, leadership and also his education background suggest his forte in writing, management and reliability among others. Similarly, his position in defending his job shows how dedicated and hardworking he is.Lastly, Risa Lowry shows strengths in diversity; she is politically moderate. She is also a hardworking and caring lady, considering that she and her husband have raised four children and eleven grandchildren. They are also focused on their restaurant business, are intelligent, compassionate and inspiring; they raise funds and donate to those suffering from economic hardships. All these strengths render these professionals as dedicated to the job at hand, as per the case.
Weaknesses
From the case, I can note that Dr. Richard George’s political conservativeness renders him partisan and shallow in regards to politics. Also, this conservative shows that he is short-sighted where political matters are involved. Just like Dr. Richard George’s, Allyson Shel has no much of weaknesses of which few of them include being partisan (prejudice) and short-sighted in political matters. Tommy Grange, on the other hand, is aggressive - the reason he has no children. He is uncaring, insensitive, close-minded, negative and to some extent selfish; he and his wife want to organize a demonstration to oppose the state's proposal to establish a facility for the mentally disabled. Langston Krup also shows some weaknesses. Since he is divorced, we can conclude that he is irresponsible, manipulative, and short-sighted among other bad traits that can lead to a divorce. Lastly, Risa Lowry also portrays fewer weaknesses than strengths; she is often full of emotions and impulsive too.
New Committee Member Consideration to the Mayor
Looking at the Hanston Township crisis case, I propose the following criteria consideration of new committee members to the mayor. First and foremost, the mayor should consider members with a solid education background since they are reasonable, creative, and initiative. An educated staff will generally show strengths in management and organization and scheduling of tasks, which is a good course of development. Also, the mayor should consider members who are non-partisan since they might divide the staff along political lines. In addition, the mayor should select a more sensitive and open-minded staff with excellent communication skills and good teamwork capabilities (Lencioni, 2012).
References
Lencioni, P. (2012). The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: Team assessment. San Francisco, C.A: Jossey-Bass. Retrieved from: http://www.worldcat.org/title/five-dysfunctions-of-a-team-team-assessment/oclc/778327017
Parker, G. M. (2008). Team Players and Teamwork: New Strategies for Developing Successful Collaboration. Hoboken: N.J: Wiley Publishing. Retrieved from: http://www.worldcat.org/title/team-players-and-teamwork-new-strategies-for-developing-successful-collaboration/oclc/1002501880