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Mental Models Case Problem
The Leadership Norfolk Class was asked to read the following scenario and come up with probable solutions to the case for its February Class. Your thoughts and insights are welcomed! This case is based on High Noon with Gary Cooper playing Will Kane the marshall of the town of Hadelyville.
It is now 2007, and Hadleyville has grown to about 25,000 from the village it was in Will Kane's time. The state economy that is dependent on agriculture has gone through a recession, and the effects have been: decreased retail sales and local plant reductions-in-force. A significant manufacturer has begun to reduce its employees, intends to "outsource" work and reallocate jobs to production facilities it owns in other countries. THe leadership of Hadleyville has tried unsuccessfully to create a source of incentive financing from a local sales tax, but has been defeated on seral occasions by a small, but vocal and effective opposition group. The opposition group has continually undermined the municipal and Chamber of Commerce leaders with the citizens of Hadleyville.
You are a Leadership Hadleyville team that has been asked by civic leaders to devise sucessful strategies to create economic development (increase in 'quality' jobs in Hadleyville). Among the options for consideration is another effort to pass the incentive financing program that the opposition defeated (LB 840 as example).
1) Assume that the opposition will be unimpressed that you soon will graduate from Leadership Hadleyville, and that they will attack you as vociferously as they have the municipal government and Chamber.
2) Have your team organize itself to develop a strategic plan that manages the opposition that will not abate, persuades the citizens of Hadleyville to support the financial incentive program.
3) Whatever the outcome, survive whe your plan and implementation are finished
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