Decision Making Paper

Decision Making Summary

Theodore Simon

MGT/230

September 24, 2014

Michael Hilley

The discussion held amongst Team C lead to accurate findings on Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy. Mulcahy does not live in the spot light as a powerful CEO. Instead, she is hands on working a booth at a typical trade show. She shows leader characteristics as she wears the hat of a CEO. We all agree that Anne Mulcahy had an unyielding task since she has taken over as CEO of Xerox. Her circumstances were unusual because Xerox was under bankrupt when she took over. The accountant department was under questioning by the Government. That then led to a 10 million dollar fine from the Government to the Xerox Company.

However, Mulcahy was extremely prepared for the task at hand. Her leadership mentality and brilliant decision making skills proceeded to save the company one billion dollars in her first year as CEO. Regardless of internal factors she was able to over come them and turn the company into the profit margin. External issues played a role as well. During the time Mulcahy took over as CEO the economy was in horrible shape. Xerox was 18 billion dollars in debt. Mulcahy had a great strategy. She decided not to file for bankruptcy because she had the confidence in herself to overcome the financial troubles the company was in. She had to shut down the jet desk printer division that she launched herself. Jobs were lost but it was an executive decision that had to be made. There is only a few women CEO’s of large corporations and Mulcahy is amongst the best if not the best. Her leadership and decision-making skills are impeccable. She could have pummeled at the sign of adversity but instead stood strong.