Choose a leader in the health profession whom you can interview to learn about his/her work.
You may conduct the interview in person, on the phone, or online, but in person is preferred. Detailed personal information may be omitted at the request of the leader you choose; you may use initials or a pseudonym to maintain confidentiality.
Prepare and implement interview questions to elicit the following information about the leader you have chosen:
Their philosophy
Style, values, and characteristics, including strengths and weaknesses
Their relationships with their colleagues at all levels
Supervisors
Peers
Followers
Their career path
Past
Present
Future plans
Organizational information: Describe your leaders healthcare organization in terms of a system review:
Organizations product, mission, goals, and objectives
Number of employees and number of beds, if applicable
Types of accreditation, licensure or regulatory requirements
Applicable statistics
Write a six- to eight-page paper that includes the following:
Title page
Abstract
Table of contents
Body with headings (at least 5 pages)
Briefly state what you learned about the leader you interviewed:
Leader characteristics
Relationship with colleagues
Career path
Organizational information
Leadership theory: Discuss the theories and concepts you have learned in this course:(Adaptive leadership, authentic leadership, servant leadership, leader,-member exchange theory, transformational leadership, situational approach,path-goal theory, skills approach, and behavioral approach)
How do they relate to what you learned during your interview?
Did you discover any leadership ideas not covered during the course? If so, include them in your paper, with proper citations.
How can you apply what you have learned in this course and in the interview to your leadership endeavors?
Reference page with at least five peer-reviewed sources/references, in addition to the course textbook; the references cited in the paper must appear in the reference list and vice versa