Option A: Identify what you believe are the top three challenges in setting up a hospital-based committee from a managerial perspective. In a 250- to 300- word post, discuss your rationale and address the following questions:
- Why are committees advantageous for health care organizations?
- What are some of the steps that you, as a manager, could take to overcome these challenges?
- How would you address conflict and/or divisiveness within the committee or team?
Option B: Committees have been determined as a necessary component to health care organizations. As a manager, you have been tasked to set up a committee with one of the hospital departments. In doing so, in a 250-300 word post, consider the following questions:
- How much influence should the committee have in the overall management structure?
- How would you maintain authority without adopting an autocratic leadership style?
- How would you set up an employee team without violating union and labors laws?
Guided Response for Option A and Option B: Review several of your classmates' posts. Provide a substantive response to at least two of your peers. Do you agree or disagree with their analyses? Would you suggest any changes to the management styles they discussed? Consider a situation from your own life where you were part of an ineffective team, what specific issues did you face? Would their suggestions have worked in that situation?