Instructor instructions

Directions for completing an interview assignment of a manager in your career field:

– Interview a company manager responsible for the initiatives & directions within the company that are taught in this class. Write up your summation of the interview, including your evaluation of the maturity & capabilities of the company in regard to leadership.

– This report must be a minimum of 6 pages, not including the cover page, there is no maximum length.

Guidelines:

1. seek to interview the highest level manager you can because they will likely know more about the overall company use, knowledge & future of effective leadership & management in their company. Surprisingly, a higher-level manager will typically be the most likely to give you an interview.

2. find out if the subjects taught in this class are used in the “real world”.

3. find out if the company wants managers who have the skills & knowledge that are taught in this class.

4. find out if the manager thinks the subjects taught in this class are profitable & of value to his/her company.

5. find out if the manager has any control systems & software in place in connection with the topics taught in this class.

6. when composing a report on this interview, simply tell me what happened during the interview & what your impressions are.I do not want you to include your questions.

Possible questions to ask during the interview (you are not required to use any of these questions-the questions you ask during the interview are entirely up to you…the questions listed below are only suggestions, but you may use them as you see fit):

1. Is the company &/or the manager you are interviewing using leadership? If so, how, where, when, how much?If not, why & what do they do instead?

2. What benefits is the company experiencing from using leadership?If the company &/or manager does not use leadership, would they benefit from using it?

3. Is the company’s philosophy, mission or culture appropriate to use leadership?

4. Which skills relative to leadership are expected of new managers that the company hires?

5. Does the manager you are interviewing know whether their competitors are using leadership?

6. If the company &/or manager use leadership, has that allowed them to reduce the number of employees they have?

7. Does the company &/or the manager know of any conflict within the company when & if they use leadership?How does the company handle conflict in these areas?

8. Does the company expect their managers to understand the “world-class picture” when they encourage leadership?

9. Is it expected that hourly employees would support, know, use & support leadership?

10. Would the manager you are interviewing have any instances to tell of successes or failures they have had when using leadership skills?

11. What does the manager you are interviewing think of the future of leadership?

12. Does the company advertise what it is doing relative to this subject?

13. How much training does the company provide in leadership to employees & managers?

If you & the manager deviate from the questions there is no problem with me, but you MUST be prepared with questions when you enter an interview, you are not there simply to chat.When you write up your report, I do not need to know what questions you asked, I just need to know a summary of what was said & what happened, as well as your impressions & reactions.It is important that you be organized to conduct this interview in 30 minutes so that you do not take up a lot of time for the manager you are interviewing. Be prepared to discuss your entire management knowledge & experience, including other subjects.

My points:

* The Company is SFB for sweets and foods factory.

* The interview will be with Adam Allen, Executive Director at SFB Sweets and Foods Factory.

* Please tell me the questions you used for me (at the end of the interview).

* Please I need simple English language with simple words that suit my intermediate level. No need to write a professional.

* I attached the course book if you need it.