Intro to Leading

3.4 Assignment

.

Leader2Leader: Preparing to Engage in Dialogue

Watch the provided videos to glean insights into how to best develop question

s.

a.

Katie Couric on How to Conduct a Good Interview

(new tab)

b.

Four Tips for an Effective Interview: A StoryCorps

Education Tool

(new tab)

In preparation for your dialogue, submit an executive summary containing the following:

Name and title of the interviewee (who you will have your Leader2Leader dialogue with).

Date, time, and method (Zoom, Skype, FaceTime…) planne

d for conducting the dialogue.

i.

Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to complete the write up for your dialogue in

Workshop Six.

A set of 7

-

10 questions or discussion starters.

Questions should not be simple “Yes”

–

“No” questions but should allow the le

ader you selected

to provide thoughtful explanations that will contribute to your understanding of the topic.

Questions should display variety, not focusing on one or two topics.

Be sure to take time to

review what you have learned this week and during the

earlier workshops. Note: When you write

your executive summary, clearly connect each question to a principle represented in the course

material.

Keep in mind the dialogue should be 30 minutes or less. So, you may not have time to ask all the

questions you

develop. Consider how you arrange or outline the questions. What flow exists

between the questions? What ones are the most essential? What ones might serve as follow up

questions?

Your executive summary can be written in the form of an outline.

3.4 Assignment. Leader2Leader: Preparing to Engage in Dialogue

Watch the provided videos to glean insights into how to best develop questions.

a. Katie Couric on How to Conduct a Good Interview(new tab)

b. Four Tips for an Effective Interview: A StoryCorps Education Tool(new tab)

In preparation for your dialogue, submit an executive summary containing the following:

Name and title of the interviewee (who you will have your Leader2Leader dialogue with).

Date, time, and method (Zoom, Skype, FaceTime…) planned for conducting the dialogue.

i. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to complete the write up for your dialogue in

Workshop Six.

A set of 7-10 questions or discussion starters.

Questions should not be simple “Yes” – “No” questions but should allow the leader you selected

to provide thoughtful explanations that will contribute to your understanding of the topic.

Questions should display variety, not focusing on one or two topics. Be sure to take time to

review what you have learned this week and during the earlier workshops. Note: When you write

your executive summary, clearly connect each question to a principle represented in the course

material.

Keep in mind the dialogue should be 30 minutes or less. So, you may not have time to ask all the

questions you develop. Consider how you arrange or outline the questions. What flow exists

between the questions? What ones are the most essential? What ones might serve as follow up

questions?

Your executive summary can be written in the form of an outline.