Role identification and skill matching in consulting firms

Role Identification

Role Selection

The role of chief executive was chosen to be filled by Rick who has a great number of leadership traits. In addition to his role as chief executive, he will also serve as a marketing director since he has experience in marketing and brand management. While Rick will head the overall organization, James will serve as the chief operations officer. His organization skills and analytical mind makes him an ideal candidate for this position. The COO position presents a challenging leadership position in which the leader will have to do a lot of work behind the scenes in a very broad an all-encompassing role (Bridgespan Group, 2012). Despite the fact that the COO generally gets less attention than the CEO, there role is an integral component to the organizations success.

The role of chief administrator, which will include all accounting functions, will be filled by Lindris who exhibits a high level of both organizational and interpersonal skills that are needed for this role. The chief administrator must have a punctual and observant inclination that can consistently deliver a high level of attention to detail; which is the case with Lindris. The logistical requirements will be tackled by Alvin who has experience and a level of expertise that makes him the ideal candidate for this function. Alvin will also head the service management business functions for the organization to ensure all projects and client requirements are met according to the client's satisfaction.

Role Interactions

The chief executive officer will be responsible for setting high level organizational goals. For him to set effective goals it will require a great deal of communication with the leaders of all the business functions. If the goals are made to be overly ambitious then it will most likely lead to the team members becoming frustrated with unattainable goals. However, if the goals are not challenging enough, the organization will not perform according to its potential. Thus the overall strategy for the organization must balance these two positions in an appropriate manner. To do this all members must be fully collaborative so that realistic yet challenging goals can be constructed.

The chief operations officer will be responsible for the performance of daily operations and there adherence to organizational goals. This also requires high levels of communication and collaboration so that the COO is aware of any matters that require his attention. In many cases problems go unannounced and either escalate or create operational inefficiencies that can hinder performance. Thus the COO must stay on top of all daily activities as well as communicate with the group regularly. The administration function will also require daily interactions with group members in order to collect receipts and financial information when any transaction is made.