The leader interview assignment is assigned in Module One and is due in Module Three. The purpose is to give you a better understanding of the role executivemanagement plays in the strategic management process.The leader interview assignment requires you to use concepts from Modules One, Two, and Three. You will reflect on and analyze the responses from yourinterviewed leader and incorporate your own research on strategy topics into your analysis.Select a leader in an organization of your choice. This leader must be a decision-making manager; an executive or CEO is preferred. This must be a manager whounderstands the company’s strategy and has a level of authority and responsibility to answer questions on macro-environment factors that impact his or herorganization as well as on assessing, to some degree, how well the company is performing to its stated strategy. While an executive or CEO is ideal, mostdecision-making managers will implement the organization’s strategy, for example, through the allocation of resources, assignment of tasks, or appraisal ofemployees in meeting company objectives.You will have some predetermined interview questions to pose to your interviewee/leader, but you must also add three to five of your own strategy-relatedinterview questions that pertain to material in Modules One through Three and are relevant to this leader or his or her organization. When you create yourquestions, be sensitive to the leader’s need for confidentiality on some aspects of the organization’s internal information.The best back-and-forth interview exchange is through face-to-face meeting with your interviewee/leader. Other methods for the interview can include phone orweb conferencing or interview by email.Main ComponentsThis interview consists of a series of interview questions, some of which are listed on the Interview Questionnaire located at the end this document. You mustalso add three to five of your own strategy-related interview questions that pertain to material in Modules One through Three and that are relevant to this leaderor his or her organization. You will reflect on the interviewee/leader’s responses and incorporate your own research about strategy topics in an analysis paperabout the role of leadership in the creation and execution of strategy.FormatYou will need to interview your leader and then reflect on and analyze his or her responses in a paper that also incorporates your own research about strategytopics.TIPS:1. Prepare your own three to five questions relevant to this interviewee/leader to add to the list of predefined questions in the Interview Questionnaire atthe end of these guidelines. Be sensitive to the interviewee/leader’s position and a need for confidentiality on some aspects of internal informationwhen you create your questions.2. Be prepared to provide your interviewee/leader with the list of questions prior to the actual interview so he or she is not caught off-guard.3. Arrange to hold your interview as early as possible, in Module One, as schedule changes and postponements can happen.4. The interviewee does not need to reveal any confidential company information.5. Be sure to send a thank-you note to your interviewee after the interview.Reflect on what you have learned about the role of leadership and strategy from your interview. Analyze the importance of leadership in crafting and executingstrategy. Incorporate meaningful research in your analysis; your research into strategy creation and execution topics could and should begin before the interview.Include your entire interview questionnaire, including the interview questions you created, and your leader’s responses in an appendix. The appendix does notcount in the page requirements for your analysis. Your own analysis should be between 4 to 6 pages and incorporate research on strategy topics.RubricRequirements of submission: Written components of interview analysis papers must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations. The main body of the paper (excluding cover page, table of contents,appendices, and references) should be between 4 to 6 pages of written analysis, excluding your interview questionnaire and the interviewee/leader’s responses.Your interview questionnaire and your leader’s responses should be included separately in an appendix and do not count in the required 4 to 6 pages of analysis.(12-point Times Roman font with double spacing).