Purpose of 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. This can be at your current place of employment or someone you know personally working in a managerial role. Prepare a 1,050-word discussion of the interview:

• Discuss what you discovered about contingency planning.

• Discuss how creativity and critical thinking related to contingency planning.

• Explain how you might integrate creativity into your own planning process.

• Discuss what you learned about creativity and its relationship to the decision-making process.

• Identify the key steps that might require a contingency plan.

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