As a health care manager, it is important to understand your personal strengths and weaknesses. In this assignment, you will evaluate your health care management background and experience using the frameworks presented this week.
Answer the following questions:
In no more than 200 words, describe the differences and similarities in the work of a health care manager as compared to the work of managers in other organizations. Describe briefly at least three similarities and three differences, explaining why the difference exists.
List the five components (p. 6) of Goleman’s emotional intelligence rearranged with your self-perceived strongest trait as #1 and your weakest as #5.
Rearrange the six abilities that McAlearney & Kovner (Barends, Rousseau, Briner, 2014) )suggest leaders need to make more effective decisions (p. 27) in order of your strongest skills to your weakest.
Discuss in 300 words or less how well-prepared you are to be a health care manager including how you can improve yourself in relation to the information you have cited in answering questions 1, 2, 3 above, and the list of common competencies discussed in the article, “Finding What Works: Leadership Competencies for the Changing Healthcare Environment.”
You must cite AT LEAST ONE outside peer reviewed or professional source in your first post. All sources, including course materials, must be cited in APA style. Remember that course materials need not be included in your references page, but all other references must be.
