This document is an essay outline for a paper about leadership changes at Sony. It includes an introduction noting Sony's decline due to competitors and the hiring of Howard Stringer as CEO. The outline then discusses issues with Stringer's leadership, specifically his lack of experience in software and inability to communicate effectively in Japanese. It analyzes Stringer's leadership in relation to the Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model. The conclusion states that Sony needed improvements that were not achieved under Stringer's leadership. Appendices include a SWOT analysis and description of the Hersey-Blanchard model.