Details: For this assignment, you will write a reflection on
what you learned about management in the course. As part of the
assignment, you will conduct an interview with a manager of a local
business to get a first-hand perspective on the challenges of
management and the techniques others have found successful for
effective leadership, motivation, and communication. Select a
manager of a local business to interview and contact the person to
set up an appointment. You may conduct your interview in person or
via phone. Prepare a list of five to seven questions for your
interview. Your questions should focus on how the manager executes
the four functions of management functions as well as the
challenges related to motivating and communicating with employees
and clients in the business environment. In particular, try to
discover how the demands of technology-mediated communication, such
as communicating via social media channels, impact manager-employee
relationships. Remember that managers have many commitments so try
to schedule your interview well in advance of the assignment’s due
date. You should present the attached consent letter to the person
you intend to interview. After you complete the interview, write a
1,000-1,250-word reflection on what you learned in the interview
and this course. Address the following in your response:
1.What are the most valuable things you learned about the four
functions of management, in a practical sense, as well as
motivation and communication techniques?
2.Identify some of the significant challenges you believe you
might face as a manager.
3.Discuss your own personal strengths and weaknesses as a
manager. What do you think you need to work on to improve your own
capabilities?
4.How might you apply what you learned in your interview and
this course to be a more effective manager?
In an appendix at the end of the essay, provide an interview
summary that includes the following information:
1. The name of the person you interviewed and number of years
the person has been a manager.
2. The name of the company at which the person is currently
employed.
3.How long the person has been a manager at the current company
and what their managerial level is.
4. Date of the interview and whether it took place in person or
via phone or other type of medium.
5.Contact information for the person you interviewed.
6.The list of your interview questions and responses
provided.
7.Signed consent letter.
Cite two academic references in your essay. Academic references
include the textbook, the additional readings in the course, or any
article. You may use information found online but online
encyclopedias (e.g., Wikipedia) and blogs do not count as academic
references. Cite sources too.
