Professional Leaders My Observations of Leaders in the
Professional Leaders My Observations of Leaders in the Community and What I Have Learned Walter W. Cutts
Oak Ridge Physical Therapy Opened in October 2008 Has treated over 1100 patients Treats anything from work related injuries, sports related injuries, surgical recovery, back and neck injuries, sprains and strains, arthritis and other degenerative conditions, muscle/tissue injuries, and tendinitis
Physical Therapy Observations What I did as a shadow: Difference between management and leadership: The manager administers, the leader innovates. I would describe my experience with physical therapy as shadowing a leader
Leadership Roles and Characteristics Roles Characteristics Interpersonal – Leader Trust in subordinates Informational – Monitor and Disseminator Keep their cool Decisional – Entrepreneur and Resource Allocator They are experts They simplify
Organizational Diversity The physical therapy clinic attended to any and everybody. However the staffing was less than diverse
Northwest Guilford High School 25 total sports teams 1937 students 102 full time teachers 4 A classification
Athletic Director Observation What I did as a shadow: Difference between management and leadership: The manager has his eye on the bottom line, the leader’s eye is on the horizon I felt that my experience with the Athletic Director was that of shadowing a manager
Leadership Roles and Characteristics Roles Characteristics Interpersonal – Leader Trust in subordinates Informational – Disseminator Keep their cool Decisional – Disturbance Handler, Resource Allocator, and Negotiator Invite dissent They Simplify
Organizational Diversity Northwest Guilford High School fosters diversity and is home to many sports with a no cutting policy. The coaches are a diverse and eclectic group of professionals. Diversity can be improved by identifying diversity issues and establish meaningful goals.
In The End Physical Therapy I really enjoyed the opportunity to work with patients and be trusted I felt uncomfortable when a patient was not paying attention and I had to bring them into focus Northwest Athletic Director I really enjoyed learning about the budgets and seeing some of the day to day action I would have trouble with the organizational responsibilities of the athletic director
Contact Information Oak Ridge Physical Therapy Northwest Guilford High School Mr. Andrew Michels PT, MS, SCS 5420 Northwest School Road Greensboro, NC (336) 644 -0201 x 2 (336) 605 -3300 info@oakridgept. com Mr. John Hughes hughesj 2@gcsnc. com
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