Assignment

For this forum, you will interview a person of your choice. Before we begin, let me review a couple of points that will prove helpful when you conduct your interview. As we have previously discussed, a "change" leader must be able to guide other people into the future, to take risks, to work towards goals and objectives, to move into the future. Leaders must be able to make decisions and to achieve results. Leaders must be able to empower employees and involve them in decisions and plans.

Instructions for Your Interview

For this interview, you should use someone from the same company/industry that you are using for your unit case assignments. If this not possible, select someone who works for another company.

Select a person who works for the company to interview. This interview can be done either in person, via phone, or via email. Ideally, this person should be in a management position but this is not a requirement. Give careful thought to this person you choose to interview!

I have provided a list of questions and topics to use as a guide for your interview. This list is not in any particular order. Write a thorough summary of your interview results. You must also do some evaluation and analysis of your interview results. Include your conclusions and your recommendations for change plans and initiatives.

•Include the organization's name, the person's name, position, date and time of interview.

•Briefly describe the type of organization or industry.

•What is your role in the organization?

•What goods or services does this organization provide its customers?

•How does your organization differentiate itself from the competition (core competencies)?

•Describe the organization's leadership/management.

•Describe the company's communication processes and decision making processes.

•What plans for change are in process?

•What factors of change are affecting this organization? (demographic, technological, sociopolitical, etc.)

•How should this organization change in order to meet future demands?

•Where do you see this company in five years? In ten years?

•If you could change one thing about this company, what would it be?

•When you reply to your classmates' interview posts, evaluate their interview summary and give your opinions and conclusions as to their recommendations and conclusions.