Q When you finally get back to your desk, you have a new email from Patricia, your District Manager. It reads: Hello, I wanted to let you know that I have been receiving very positive feedback about your work on the manager group presentation. I have another great opportunity for you to gain some exposure within the company. Corporate would like you to conduct an interview with an experienced manager. What insight you gain will be published in the corporate newsletter. This is a great chance for you to do some networking and pick the brain of a manager you admire. Patricia How to Get Started: Before you conduct the interview, you will need to develop some good interview questions relating to the leadership concepts in this course. Read the following article to get a better sense of how to conduct an interview of this nature: Conquering your fears of giving feedback. Bryant, A. (2012, Dec 30). NYT. Interview Instructions: 1. Read through the following 4 questions we’ve developed to help get you started: a. How do you work with leaders from other parts of the organization? b. How do you hold your people accountable for their performance and provide constructive feedback? c. What advice do you have on providing constructive feedback to employees? d. How do you keep yourself and your team motivated? 2. If you haven't already, please develop 3 additional questions to ask at your interview. 3. Interview a front-line supervisor or manager that you know personally or who works in your business or organization. Use the questions we provided and the ones you developed. Interview Write-Up Instructions: 1. Construct a Word document to summarize your interview. o Create a title for your document (e.g. Rory’s Interview with Sherry Smith). o Name the person you interviewed and list their position or title and any other interesting information you may have on the individual. 2. Create a paragraph for each question you asked. In the paragraph, include the following: o The question (and any follow-up questions you may have asked). o A summary of their response. o A brief explanation of what you learned from their response and how you plan to apply this in your role. For more details about this assignment, please view the Manager Interview assignment sheet Please review the Manager Interview rubric To Submit Your Assignment: 1. Be sure your work is completed in a Microsoft Word document. o If you've used Grammarly or another spelling/grammar checker, be sure to update your document based on the suggestions. 2. Click on the title link above to enter this assignment. 3. Upload your Word document in the Attach Files section by clicking on Browse Local Files. 4. Click Submit.