Decisiveness
“Tell me about a time when you were required to make a decision that could have had potential nega¬tive outcomes. How did you make this decision?”
- “I had to decide what members of the team we could do without.They
were to be laid off as a result of my decision. I struggled
with the names, but in the end I chose the stronger members
of the team to stay.”
- “Part of leading a team is making decisions that could have
an impact on the outcome of a project. I knew that the costs
of a certain project we were working on were going to exceed
budget, but I made the decision to move forward anyway. In the
end the project was completed, but the rewards promised were
not fulfilled. It was a nega¬tive experience that I have tried
to avoid in all my jobs since that one.”
- “I had to make a decision whether to give information to
my boss that would change the nature of our project before we
even got started. I could have held the informa¬tion back, and
we would have all had several months’ work. But in the end I
had to share my information with the head of the department.The
information had a negative effect on the morale of the group
for some time. I feel I did the right thing even though it was
a tough decision at the ti me.”
阅读导航 “You may be required to make key decisions when I’m out of the office. How do you feel about that?”