Instructions:

Quite often, I have heard many people say that "a managers job is simply to tell people what to do." I sometimes wonder if that is true! Hey, I just thought of a great idea. Instead of just wondering if that statement has any validity to it, let's just ask a manager.

Your task for this week is to interview a manager. It can be a present or past manager or someone whom you have never worked with. You may choose any organization you wish - perhaps one in which you or a family member/friend have worked. Feel free to choose a for-profit or not-for-profit organization. Below is a list of questions to help get you started.

• What are their responsibilities?
• What is their managerial hierarchy level? How many people do they report to directly?
• What is the most challenging part of their job?
• How many of the four basic management principles do they use? (planning, organizing, leading and controlling)
• What is their managerial span of control?
• How important to their job are technical, conceptual, interpersonal, and communication skills?
• What is their primary leadership style? Does that style work for most situations or do they sometimes use a different approach?

Once you have completed your interviews, develop a summary of your findings that includes:

• A brief summary of the organization and its purpose (you may withhold the name if you wish).
• A description of the industry in which the organization exists (list major competitors if appropriate).
• A description of the manager and his/her position within the organization (withhold the name).
• Your paper should include: Two (2) Full Pages, Typed, Double Space, Font Size 12- Times Roman, MLA Format with a Minimum of (2) Cited Sources.

Your thoughtful input should reflect application of concepts studied in this module, and should reflect proper use of English grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage, sentence structure, and paragraph structure.