External Awareness, Flexibility, Independence & Influencing Flashcards
Describe through examples drawn from your experience how you measure and take account of the impact of your decisions on external parties.
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Give an example where you underestimated the impact of your decisions on stakeholders external to your organisation.
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Describe a situation where you had to changed your approach half-way through a project or task following new input into the project.
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Describe a situation where you started off thinking that your approach was the best, but needed to alter your course during the implementation.
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Describe a situation where one of your projects suffered a setback due to an unexpected change in circumstances.
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Describe a situation where you were asked to do something that you had never attempted previously.
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Give us an example of a situation where your initial approach failed and you had to change tack.
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• Describe your strongest and your weakest colleagues. How do you cope with such diversity of personalities?
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If we gave you a new project to manage, how would you decide how to approach it?
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When did you depart from the “party line” to accomplish your goal?
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Which decisions do you feel able to make on your own and which do you require senior support to make?
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Describe a situation where you had a disagreement or an argument with a superior. How did you handle it?
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When do you feel that it is justified for you to go against accepted principles or policy?
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Which constraints are imposed on you in your current job and how do you deal with these?
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When did you make a decision that wasn’t yours to make?
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