Grand Canyon MGT 240 Module 7 Interview and Reflection Essay

Details:

For this assignment, you
will write a reflection on what you learned about management in the course. As
part of the assignment, you will conduct an interview with a manager of a local
business to get a first-hand perspective on the challenges of management and
the techniques others have found successful for effective leadership,
motivation, and communication.

Select a manager of a
local business to interview and contact the person to set up an appointment.
You may conduct your interview in person or via phone.

Prepare a list of at
least 5-7 questions for your interview. Your questions should focus on specific
challenges related to leading and motivating people and communicating with
employees and/or clients in the business environment. In particular, try to
discover how the demands of technology-mediated communication, such as
communicating via social media channels, impact manager-employee relationships.

Remember that managers
have many commitments so try to schedule your interview well in advance of the
assignment’s due date. You should present the consent letter attached in the
topic materials to the person you intend to interview.

After you complete the
interview, write a 1,000-word reflection on what you learned in the interview
and this course. Address the following in your response:

What
are the most valuable things you learned about effective leadership,
motivation, and communication techniques?
Identify
some of the significant challenges you believe you might face as a
manager.
Discuss
your own personal strengths and weaknesses as a manager. What do you think
you need to work on to improve your own capabilities?
How
might you apply what you learned in your interview and this course to be a
more effective manager?

Provide an interview
summary at the end of your reflection that includes the following
information:

The
name of the person you interviewed and number of years he/she has been a
manager.
The
name of the company at which he/she is currently employed.
How
long the person has been a manager at the current company.
Date
of the interview and whether it took place in person or via phone.
Contact
information for the person your interviewed.
The
list of your interview questions.

Prepare this assignment
according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the
Student Success Center.
You are required to
submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student
Success Center.