1. Who would be a better Interim Director of an Academic Center: someone who is outside the specialty area but has administrative experience or someone within the area of specialization but does not have administrative experience? Also answer for someone who has good management competencies or someone who has good leadership qualities?
2. Who are the internal stakeholders for this Center? Who are the external stakeholders? Which stakeholders should the Interim Director primarily focus on while serving in the leadership role?
3. Which leadership theory might be best for the Interim Director to use as a framework? Which leadership style might he/she use? Why?
4. Develop the criteria to select the permanent Executive Director position using the leadership competencies and protocols listed in the chapter.
5. What unique barriers and challenges might the interim leader have when taking over for this short-term period? 6. What additional management processes or systems can the new Executive Director put into place which will help the Center achieve its goals considering today’s health care environment?