Assignment:
For this assignment, the student will identify and interview someone they know who is in a management role. This allows the student to integrate the experience of real world managers with their own insights into planning and strategy. The assignment also reinforces the importance of contingency planning.
Assignment Steps
Interview someone you know who is in a management role using the Interview form. This can be at your current place of employment or someone you know personally working in a managerial role.
Prepare a 1000 to 1,050-word essay from the interview:
1. State the person's job title and organization.
2. State what you discovered about contingency planning.
3. Identify a situation that required a contingency plan
4. Discuss how creativity and critical thinking relate to contingency planning.
5. Explain how you might integrate creativity into your own planning process.
6. Discuss what you learned about creativity and its relationship to the decision-making process.
Format the assignment consistent with APA guidelines.