The purpose of this assignment is to analyze an organization and apply management and leadership theories, terms and concepts.

You will be interviewing a manager/leader from your organization (FedEx Ground) in Canada, Ontario. as part of your analysis. you are going to work on three chapters from your book (Richard Daft, (2018) The Leadership Experience, 7th Edition, Cengage Learning Inc.). These chapters are Motivation and Empowerment (Ch. 8), Chapter 10: Leading Teams, and Chapter 12: Leadership Power and Influence.

You Created questions that you will ask at your interview to help you uncover how this particular organization deals with these chapters on your book.

The questions you asked:

Chapter 8: Motivation and Empowerment

1. How does your company identify and match employee motivations with goals?
2. What unique motivational tactic has your company employed recently?
3. Beyond typical awards, how does your company make employees feel valued and recognized?
4. Does your company adapt motivational tactics for different teams?
5. What is your motivation strategy effectiveness metric?
6. Can you describe a motivational hurdle your team overcame?
7. Has empowerment improved or innovated your team?
8. How do you balance empowerment and control?

Chapter 10: Leading Teams

1. How does your company evaluate and develop teamwork?
2. How does your company help team leaders?
3. How do you create teams in your company to balance capabilities and personalities?
4. How do you clarify team goals and responsibilities?
5. What made a successful team project from a leadership perspective?
6. How do you manage team conflicts to promote collaboration and innovation?
7. What are your team morale and motivating strategies?
8. How does your leadership change with team development?

Chapter 12: Leadership Power and Influence

1. What is your primary source of authority as a leader in your organization?
2. How have you led your organization through a significant transformation using influence?
3. How do you ensure your team views your power use reasonably?
4. How do you establish and exploit relationships to gain organizational influence?
5. How do you mix incentive and coercion to achieve organizational goals?
6. Have you used soft power like personal appeal or expert power to influence others?
7. How do you train your future leaders to use power?
8. How do you handle power relations with other executives or departments?

You are going to write a report after the interview:

A report will have the following key elements (Solve the following):

1) Introduction - Think of this as the roadmap for the reader (me). "In this report we will first provide background on the company we chose, the individual we interviewed, and their role in the organization. Next, we will examine how the company approaches reward & recognition, teamwork, etc. etc." Set the stage so the reader knows what to expect. (Six Paragraphs)

2) Background - Provide background on the company and who you chose to interview. What is their management/leadership role? How long have they been with the company? Provide anything that will help the reader understand the context.(Six Paragraphs)