You will interview a manager of your choice and summarize and evaluate your findings in a 900 - 1300 word paper

Manager Interview Report is 25% of your final grade     •    The purpose of this project is for you to have in in-depth conversation with a manager of your choice and learn from that individual's experience as a manager.     •    You will interview a manager of your choice and summarize and evaluate your findings in a 900 - 1300 word paper.     •    The manager can be at any level of an organization (business or non-profit); the basic criteria is that the person must manage other individuals.     •    I will be using Turnitin to check your submissions for plagiarism.  When you quote or use a source, make sure you cite it.  Online Campus will automatically submit your work to Turnitin.     •    The grade on Manager Interview report is determined by how closely you meet all of the requirements of the assignment.  The grading rubric is with the assignment.  Review the rubric so that you understand the expectations.     •    The paper will be submitted in Course Work, Assignments, Manager Interview.     •    The due date is on the calendar and in assignments. Information/questions to be researched in the interview and summarized in the paper: Background Information 1) name of manager 2) name of organization 3) job title 4) length of service in this particular position 5) previous work experience prior to this position Supervisory/Managerial Definitions and Challenges 1) How many and what type of employees directly report to you? 2) Would you consider yourself a supervisor, middle management, or top management (as defined in the text) in this organization? 3) What are your primary duties in this position and how much time do you devote to these different tasks each week? (Categorize in the paper according to functional area - planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.) 4) How many hours do you work in an average week? How do you manage your time with all your various responsibilities? 5) What is the biggest challenge facing managers today? Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Controlling and Decision Making 1) What type of planning do you do in your position? 2) How do you successfully delegate tasks to employees? 3) In your position, do you participate in the hiring process? What role do you have? 4) What do you look for in a job candidate? 5) When faced with two equally qualified candidates, how do you determine whom to hire? 6) How do you help a new employee understand the culture of the organization? 7) Do you participate in employee training? In your view, what is the best way to train an employee? 8) How do you ensure that employee performance is meeting the desired standard? 9) How do you go about making decisions? Do you have any advisors, or do you make decisions on your own? Motivating, Leading, Communicating and Developing 1) How do you motivate your employees to succeed? 2) What do you think it takes to be an effective leader? 3) How do you go about learning and growing as a leader? 4) What is the best way for a manager to communicate with his/her employees? 5) How do you build teams? Appraisal, Safety, Negotiation, Change and Labor Relations 1) What type of performance appraisals do you conduct? 2) What is your role in workplace health and safety? 3) How do you manage conflict in the workplace? 4) How do you overcome resistance to change in your organization? 5) Do you, or have you ever, worked in a unionized environment? How does this affect your job as a manager? General Advice 1) Is there one mistake you see managers make regularly? What is it? 2) Do you have any specific advice for someone going into a management position for the first time or advice for someone who would like to advance in management? Sent from my iPhone