Question: Tell me about a time when you and your team faced challenging odds. How did you keep them engaged and motivated to overcome the situation and succeed?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

How effective is your approach?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Social – Coordination (Adjusting one’s own actions in relation to others)

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Management Level,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Interacting with Others – Coaching and Developing Others,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Work Output – Quality Improvement

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Analytical Thinking,Leadership/Command,Patience

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What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s critical thinking.
The candidate’s leadership and motivating skills.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s poor critical thinking.
The candidate’s poor leadership and lack of motivating skills.

Sample Answer:

Once I was in-charge of a team with low morale. I just kept talking to them constantly, mentoring them, and telling them to focus on the goal. In a month’s time, I have seen remarkable developments.

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