LEADER
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The first core competency set by NASPAA is the ability to lead and manage public interest. This involves assessing, thinking strategically in creating plans to move the organization forward and helping employees reach their potential and fulfill their professional goals.
PROJECT 1
It is important to be able to ​go into an organization to assess the strengths within as well as make recommendations for improvement. These recommendations help to push forward the mission and goals of the organization.
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For this assignment, I was to study an Administrative Agency to identify the key management issues facing the organization, assess the structure and culture of the agency, and make recommendations for change.
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I chose the CDC as they are one of the most relevant agencies especially dealing with COVID-19 and maneuvering through several internal and external challenges.
PROJECT 2
Course: Health Care Mgmt
Hospital Stabilization
Leaders will also have to manage their departments or their organization through difficult times. ​
This course took us through how to manage a hospital in general, however for our final assignment, we were tasked with responding to the COVID-19 crisis as a CEO of a large urban hospital. The scenario given to us was that Federal and State funding decreased by 25% and our hospital's primary source of income were Medicaid patients.
In this paper, I discussed how I would bring stability back to the hospital while not sacrificing needed services.