Leadership Interview Report

Conduct an interview with a top-level administrator and complete a 3-5 page double-spaced report and analysis of the interview. Select the person you will interview early in the course. (Instructor approval of your interviewee is not required.) Upload your report as a doc, docx, or pdf file by the due date in the syllabus. Your report should include the following sections, using headings:

1. Introduction of the leader you interviewed including title, organization, qualifications, etc. (Avoid a selecting a relative for this assignment.)
2. Interview questions — a minimum of 5 using topics from our text, e.g. leadership style, teamwork, motivation, conflict resolution, ethics, change, communication.
3. Interview answers — these can be summarized and do not need to be verbatim.
4. Description and analysis of interviewee’s leadership style and skills. Refer to at least one theory of leadership from our text.
5. Statement of what you learned to enhance your development as a leader.

Below is a list of interview questions used by students in previous classes. These are examples only. You are not required to use them.

• Please describe your leadership style. What is your strongest trait?
• What do you think is the key to effectively managing others?
• What do you think is the most challenging thing about transferring to a leadership role?
• How do you share your vision and enlist others in a common vision?
• As a leader, how do you motivate employees?
• How do advances in technology affect your goals?
• What do you feel is the most important thing to remember when handling conflict with employees?
• Throughout your career, what do think has changed most about leadership?
• What is one of the things you do to open up communications with your employees?
• What advice would you give a new leader?

Leadership Interview Report Rubric

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