In this experience, you will identify a healthcare leader at your place of employment or in your area . Ideally, this healthcare leader will be involved in making unit- or organizational-level decisions, such as the addition of evidence-based initiatives and/or analyzing data to determine compliance or quality improvement concerns. You will interact with the healthcare leader for approximately 45 minutes.
During this period, you will interview the healthcare leader to determine the following:
1. What are the healthcare leader’s day-to-day responsibilities within the organization?
2. What education and practice experiences have prepared the leader for their current role?
3. What type of organizational structure is present within the organization? For example, is it a hierarchical structure or a decentralized, shared governance structure?
4. What types of communication patterns or issues are present and affected by the current organizational structure?
5. How does the leader address conflict related to divergent opinions? Discuss differences in professional background and experience, race and ethnicity, and culture.
6. What type of leadership style does the healthcare leader have, and is that style impacted by the current organizational structure and function?
7. Develop two additional questions related to the healthcare leader’s role and experiences within the organization. Consider question topics from the course such as improvements in the performance evaluation process, code of ethics training, implementation of shared governance, reduction of risk, development of tracer methodology, or any quality-improvement idea.
