Question: What is your approach to making sure that the work you delegate away is completed successfully?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

What steps do you take to ensure that the work you delegate is successful?

Follow-up questions:

How do you delegate the task effectively?
How would you ensure the delegated tasks are sucessfully performed?
What if the delegated task was not successfully performed?
How would you communicate the delegation?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based

Knowledge:

Management

Skills:

Management of Personnel Resources

Other Factors:

Management Level,Personality-Team Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Assigning Tasks to Others (Delegation and Direction),Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others,Interpersonal Relationships – Relationship With Subordinates,Interpersonal Relationships – Work With Work Group or Team (As a member, not a leader),Job Structure – Consequence of Error,Job Structure – Level of Responsibility (Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Organization Results),Job Structure – Work Accuracy (Importance of Being Exact or Accurate)

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Cooperation,Leadership/Command,Social Orientation (Work Alone vs Group Work)

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking to understand the interviewee’s sense of leadership in regards to delegating.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the interviewee’s sense of leadership is not compatible with the culture of the company. If the interviewee does not know how to effectively delegate.

Sample Answer:

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