A senior executive of a large oil and gas company strives to improve his leadership effectiveness and efficiency by applying a "scientific approach" learned on an executive development programme. But his well-thought through plan comes into harsh contact with organizational reality.

A senior executive of a large oil and gas company strives to improve his leadership effectiveness and efficiency by applying a "scientific approach" learned on an executive development programme. But his well-thought through plan comes into harsh contact with organizational reality.

A senior executive of a large oil and gas company strives to improve his leadership effectiveness and efficiency by applying a "scientific approach" learned on an executive development programme. But his well-thought through plan comes into harsh contact with organizational reality.

The case study evolves around business career of Ruben Vardanain, the CEO of Russian investment bank Troika Dialog.