Administrative Interview of Mr. John Sullivan

Administrative Interview

Anthony J. Phillips Sr.

HCS/335

September 2, 2018

Bob Vella

Administrative Interview

The person I chose for my administrative interview was my manager, Mr. John Sullivan.  Mr. Sullivan has been a manager for Sprint for about thirteen years and my manager for the past eight years.  Mr. Sullivan and I have to work collaboratively with other co-workers within our team to ensure that everything runs smooth and it is a safe environment for our customers.  This paper will outline the main functions of Sprint and the impact the organizational expectations have on Mr. Sullivan’s decision making.  It will also discuss what impact his decisions have on colleagues and the work environment.  Finally, we will discuss which characteristics I can see myself emulating if promoted.  

Impact of Organizational Expectations

Mr. Sullivan is a very driven, hard working individual that always plays by the straight and narrow.  He will practically never go outside the rules and regulations of the job or disobey its code of conduct.  Sprint’s code of conduct outlines our ethical and legal responsibilities as employees, as well as our interactions with customers, competitors and suppliers (“Sprint Code of Conduct”, 2018). One of our most valuable assets is our reputation for honesty and fairness.   Mr. Sullivan’s mission is to ensure that each and every one of his employees abide the rules and regulations of the company as well as by his standard of operations.  He values his position as a manager and will do everything in his power to help you understand the benefits of making ethical decisions in and out of the workplace.  Also, whenever we would have Sprint events to do outside the workplace, he would say make sure to observe high ethical standards when conducting business on Sprint’s behalf.  He would also ask us to report any known or suspected violations of the code, any applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures either to him or to our next immediate supervisor.  For example, one of his favorite things is asking us to make strategic ethical decisions.  Mr. Sullivan would always state when in doubt, ask yourself these seven important questions:  1.)  Is it ethical?  2.) Is it legal?  3.) Could it harm Sprint’s reputation?  4.) What would my family and friends say?  5.)  How would it look in the newspaper?  6.)  Would I risk my job for it?  Finally, 7.)  Would I look good in an orange jumpsuit?   This, especially the last one, had a very important impact on myself and the other team members.