Overview
You will arrange to interview a senior-level healthcare administrator. The goal of the interview is to understand how the healthcare administrator develops and uses their leadership skills. You are encouraged to audiotape your interviews so that you can have a detailed record of the session. Please be sure to obtain permission for the recording. It is OK if the person does not allow it. Also, please understand that this project can provide you with access to senior executives that you would not normally be able to meet. Make your time with the executive count to showcase your strengths.
The final project should be typed and submitted by the due date. Please utilize a question and answer format using the questions provided. However, your assignment does not have to be limited to these questions. Feel free to add questions as the situation warrants.
Interview Guidelines
Your interview should include but is not limited to the following questions:
Describe your academic background.
Describe your professional experience.
Is leadership an act, a process, or a skill?
What is your definition of leadership?
What are the top three qualities that a leader must possess to be successful?
How would you describe your leadership style?
How important is culture to your organization? Describe why.
How would you describe the culture of your organization?
Are you comfortable with this culture, or do you want it to change? If so, how?
How does your management team communicate with each other?
Decision-making is an important part of leadership. What steps do you take before you make a decision?
Have you ever had a personal value that conflicted with your organization? Please describe and explain how you handled it and why you handled it that way.
If you were to suddenly leave your organization, what would people say was your “legacy?”
Assignment Guidelines
To present what you learned from your interview, you will write a paper utilizing a question and answer format to summarize the interviewee’s answer to each question. For example, you would have:
Question: What is the most challenging aspect of your job?
Answer: Provide a summary of the interview’s answer. You do not need to transcribe their exact response.
At the end of the interview summaries, write a reflection that makes connections between the responses and the concepts discussed in class.
Use double-spacing and 12 point font (Times New Roman) black ink, and include 1” margins on all sides.
Write a minimum of 4 pages.
Utilize the APA (7th ed.) format.
The paper should have a cover page with your name, topic, course name, and current semester.
This assignment is worth 200 points and will be graded according to the following guidelines:
Completion of questions assigned
Addition of other questions
Length of interview questions reported and the follow-up
Reflection on the interview answers
Level of identification/discussion of leadership principles, concepts, or styles from class discussions and readings
Organization of the paper
Appropriate usage of formal language and grammatical/mechanical conventions
Length of paper
