Power and Influence
Note that you do not have to include specifics of managing a physical therapy department; instead, focus on the general managerial roles and responsibilities the new manager would be expected to perform.
In selecting the new manager of physical therapy, Lawanda can make a solo decision, or she can involve others in the organization in a group decision-making process.
Lawanda must work with the clinic managers to develop a plan for transitioning staff from a paper-based medical record system to an electronic medical records system. Using one of the change management models you studied in this course,
Recommend a path forward for the clinic leadership team in effecting the training and procedural changes that will be necessary to transition to the new electronic medical records system.
Note that you do not have to identify specifics of a training plan nor the specifics of procedural changes. Instead, focus your response on the application of a change management model and how the clinic leadership team might support the required steps in supporting change efforts.
The Downtown clinic leadership team has some work to do to get the clinic back on track and operating smoothly and successfully.
Provide advice to the clinic leadership team on how to influence the motivation of employees within the Downtown clinic.
Assess the specific motivational factors that can be employed to establish a more motivating environment within the clinic, citing contemporary literature.
