Case 22 Choosing an Executive Program
Setting: Health Care Provider; Your Position: Regional Manager
You are a regional manager in a firm that provides nursing home care in a variety of countries around the globe. You are responsible for five large nursing homes in the same general region. Your staff includes the five nursing home directors and a set of staff specialists in various facets of healthcare for the elderly and infirm.
Your firm has recently contracted with a major university to provide a seven-day, intensive management course for every person at your level. The purpose is to supplement their technical training in the healthcare industry with the latest in managerial concepts. The contract provides for the course to be offered on five separate occasions. Your country manager has just e-mailed the dates that the course will be offered and has asked you to decide within the next week which week best suits your schedule.